Effects of subchronic exposure to carbendazim on spermatogenesis and fertility in male rats

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-47

  Yu, G ^a   Guo, Q ^a   Xie, L ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Wang, X ^a  

^a Department of Toxicology   (China)

Author keywords

carbendazim; fertility; flow cytometry; hormone; spermatogenesis; testis

Indexed keywords

CARBENDAZIM; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MATING; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; DNA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEIOSIS; ORGAN SIZE; POLYPLOIDY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTS;

RATTUS;

EID: 63549125770     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233709103033     Document Type: Article

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