Melatonin prevents damage elicited by the organophosphorous pesticide diazinon on mouse sperm DNA

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 663-668

  Sarabia, L ^a   Maurer, I ^a   Bustos Obregon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Comet assay; Diazinon; Melatonin; Micronucleus; Reproductive; Sperm DNA; Toxic

Indexed keywords

DIMPYLATE; DNA; MELATONIN;

BIOASSAY; DAMAGE; DNA; GENOTOXICITY; HORMONE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RODENT; SPERM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; LD 50; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; COMET ASSAY; DIAZINON; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PESTICIDES; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

MUS;

EID: 55049123691     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.04.023     Document Type: Article

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