Protective effects of zinc on testes of cadmium-treated rats

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 521-524

  Burukoǧlu, Dilek ^a   Bayçu, Cengiz ^a,b  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Rat; Testicular damage; Zinc

Indexed keywords

LEYDIG CELLS; MICROSCOPIC STUDIES; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SPERMATOGENIC CELLS; TESTICULAR DAMAGE; TOXIC EFFECTS;

CADMIUM; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; RATS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ZINC;

CADMIUM; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL LOSS; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; TESTIS INJURY;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MALE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; TESTIS; ZINC;

RATTUS;

EID: 55349118778     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9211-x     Document Type: Article

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