Cadmium induced testicular pathophysiology: Prophylactic role of taurine

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 282-291

  Manna, Prasenjit ^a   Sinha, Mahua ^a   Sil, Parames C ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cadmium; Chemoprevention; Oxidative stress; Taurine; Testicular pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TAURINE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; THIOL;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TAURINE; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 56149115624     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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