Involvement of Sertoli cells in spermatogenic failure induced by carbendazim

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-292

  Yu, Gongchang ^a   Liu, Yanzhong ^a   Xie, Lin ^a   Wang, Xiaofen ^a  

^a Department of Toxicology   (China)

Author keywords

Carbendazim; Rat; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; BENZIMIDAZOLE; CARBENDAZIM; FUNGICIDE; INHIBIN B; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSMEMBRANE STEM CELL FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SELECTIVITY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SECRETORY CELL; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

RATTUS;

EID: 59649094298     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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