Effect of curcumin on aflatoxin-induced biochemical changes in testis of mice

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 597-601

  Verma, Ramtej Jayram ^a   Mathuria, Neeta ^a  

^a GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; cholesterol; Curcumin; protein; testis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; AFLATOXIN; CHOLESTEROL; CURCUMIN; DNA; OLIVE OIL; PROTEIN; RNA; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMOGENATE; INBRED STRAIN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AFLATOXINS; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CURCUMIN; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTEINS; RNA; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59249088457     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.053     Document Type: Article

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