Catalase in testes and epididymidis of wistar rats fed zinc deficient diet

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-58

  Bedwal, S ^a   Prasad, S ^a   Nair, N ^a   Saini, M R ^a   Bedwal, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

And zinc deficiency; Catalase; Epididymis; Testes

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 67650227460     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.51959     Document Type: Article

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