Evaluation of zearalenone and α-zearalenol toxicity on boar sperm DNA integrity

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 681-688

  Tsakmakidis, Ioannis A ^a,c   Lymberopoulos, Aristoteles G ^a   Khalifa, Tarek A A ^a   Boscos, Constanten M ^b   Saratsi, Aikaterini ^b   Alexopoulos, Costas ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Veterinary Research Institute of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boar; Chromatin integrity; In vitro; Mycotoxin; Sperm DNA; Toxicity; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ZEARALENOL; DNA; ZEARALENONE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DILUTION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA; FLUORESCENT DYES; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; ZEARALENONE; ZERANOL; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 47549085340     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1322     Document Type: Article

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