Fenvalerate, a pyrethroid insecticide, adversely affects sperm production and storage in male rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 1550-1558

  Arena, Arielle C ^a   Fernandez, Carla D B ^a   Porto, Elaine M ^a   Bissacot, Denise Z ^b   Pereira, Oduvaldo C M ^b   Kempinas, Wilma G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; FENVALERATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 54049096776     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802392024     Document Type: Article

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