In vitro effects of lead on fatty acid composition, oxidative stress biomarkers and quality of ram spermatozoa

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1163-1175

  Castellanos, Pilar ^a   Mateo, Rafael ^a   Reglero, Manuel M ^a   Esteso, Milagros C ^a,b   Fernandez Santos, Maria R ^a,b   Garde, Jose J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Desarrollo Regional   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Heavy metals; Lead; Oxidative stress; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); STEARIC ACID; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

FATTY ACID COMPOSITIONS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASES; IN VITRO; IN-VIVO; INCUBATION TIMES; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SPERM MOTILITIES; SPERM QUALITY; STRESS BIOMARKERS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ACIDS;

BIOMARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; HEAVY METAL; INCUBATION; LEAD; MAMMAL; OXIDATION;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 57649224731     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240801936810     Document Type: Article

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