Effect of exogenous L-ornithine L-aspartate on ethanol induced testicular injury in Wistar rats

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-97

  Mailankot, Maneesh ^a   Jayalekshmi, H ^b   Chakrabarti, Amit ^c   Vasudevan, D M ^d  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b AMRITA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ethanol; L ornithine L aspartate treatment; Oxidative damage; Testicular injury

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ORNITHINE ASPARTATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT CHANGE; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 65649131124     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-009-0016-z     Document Type: Article

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