Comparative study of the effects of gentamicin, neomycin, streptomycin and ofloxacin antibiotics on sperm parameters and testis apoptosis in rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1683-1689

  Khaki, Arash ^a   Novin, Marefat Ghaffari ^b   Khaki, Amir Afshin ^c   Nouri, Mohammad ^c   Sanati, Ihsan ^a   Nikmanesh, Mahdad ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gentamicin; Neomycin; Ofloxacin; Rat; Streptomycin; Testis apoptosis

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; GENTAMICINS; MALE; NEOMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOZOA; STREPTOMYCIN; TESTIS;

EID: 54049136094     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1683.1689     Document Type: Article

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