Effects of testosterone and vitamin E on the antioxidant system in rabbit testis

Andrologia

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 277-281

  Aydilek, Nurettin ^a   Aksakal, M ^b   Karakilcik A Z ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Lipid peroxidation; Rabbit; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBIT; TESTIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; MALE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RABBITS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 6344252743     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2004.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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