Effect of δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on altered antioxidative enzyme defense mechanisms and lipid peroxidation in mice testes

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 607, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 178-187

  Mandal, Tapas Kumar ^a   Das, Niladri Sekhar ^a  

^a SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

9 Tetrahydrocannabinol; Antioxidant enzyme defense system; Lipid peroxidation; Mice testis; Oxidative stress; Serum testosterone and gonadotropin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; DRONABINOL; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GONADOTROPIN; LIPID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; TESTIS INJURY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FREE RADICALS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HALLUCINOGENS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 62549097223     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.01.025     Document Type: Article

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