Effects of diallyl sulfide and zinc on testicular steroidogenesis in cadmium-treated male rats

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 345-353

  Sadik, Nermin A H ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Diallyl sulfide; Marker enzymes; Rats; Testis; Testosterone; Zinc

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALLYL SULFIDE; ANDROGEN; CADMIUM; FOLLITROPIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GONADOTROPIN; IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; ZINC;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTICULAR STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTICULAR TOXICITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; CADMIUM; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEROIDS; SULFIDES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 55049116970     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20247     Document Type: Article

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