Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate induces severe aspermatogenesis in mice, however, subsequent antioxidant vitamins supplementation accelerates regeneration of the seminiferous epithelium

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 274-281

  Ablake, Maira ^a   Itoh, Masahiro ^a   Terayama, Hayato ^a   Hayashi, Shogo ^a   Shoji, Sunao ^a   Naito, Munekazu ^a   Takahashi, Kodo ^a   Suna, Shigeru ^b   Jitsunari, Fumihiko ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupter; Spermatogenesis; Therapy; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERMATOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; MALE; MICE; OLIGOSPERMIA; REFERENCE VALUES; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 5644235080     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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