Alteration of fertility endpoints in adult male F-344 rats by subchronic exposure to inhaled benzo(a)pyrene

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 269-280

  Ramesh, Aramandla ^a   Inyang, Frank ^a   Lunstra, Donald D ^b   Niaz, Mohammad S ^a   Kopsombut, Prapaporn ^c   Jones, Kea M ^a   Hood, Daryl B ^a   Hills, Edward R ^a   Archibong, Anthony E ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzo(a)pyrene; Epididymis; Inhalation; Luteinizing hormone; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sperm motility; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFERTILITY; INHALATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; FERTILITY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 46749102806     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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