Protective effect of sodium selenite and zinc sulfate on intensive swimming-induced testicular gamatogenic and steroidogenic disorders in mature male rats

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 903-914

  Jana, Kuladip ^a,b   Samanta, Pravat K ^b   Manna, Indranil ^c   Ghosh, Prasanta ^d   Singh, Narendra ^d   Khetan, Ramawatar P ^d   Ray, Binoy R ^e  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

^c Janki Medical College   (Nepal)

^d Department of Physiology and Pathology   (Nepal)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Fertility; Oxidative stress; Sodium selenite; Spermatogenesis; Steroidogenesis; Swimming exercise; Zinc sulfate

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SODIUM SELENITE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC SULFATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; GAMETOGENESIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SWIMMING; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GAMETOGENESIS; HORMONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM SELENITE; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDS; SWIMMING; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 53649092937     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H08-065     Document Type: Article

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