Structural evaluation of the effects of chronic ethanol ingestion on the testis of Calomys callosus

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Martinez, M ^a   Macera, S ^a   de Assis, G F ^b   Pinheiro, P F F ^b   Almeida, C C D ^b   Tirapelli, L F ^c   Martins, O A ^b   Mello Junior W ^b   Padovani, C R ^b   Martinez, F E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calomys callosus; Ethanol; Structure; Testis

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALOMYS CALLOSUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS INJURY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CALOMYS CALLOSUS;

EID: 67349142333     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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