Induction of meiotic micronuclei in spermatocytes in vivo by aflatoxin B1: Light and transmission electron microscopic study in Swiss mouse

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 303-309

  Faisal, Kunnathodi ^a   Faridha, Abdul ^a   Akbarsha, Mohammad A ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aneuploidogeny; Male reproductive toxicity; Meiotic arrest; Meiotic micronuclei; Microtubule disassembly; Spindle; Testis

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICRONUCLEUS; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCYTE; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AFLATOXIN B1; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; GIANT CELLS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPERMATOCYTES;

EID: 55949101722     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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