Role of l-carnitine in the prevention of seminiferous tubules damage induced by gamma radiation: A light and electron microscopic study

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 735-746

  Topcu Tarladacalisir, Yeter ^a   Kanter, Mehmet ^a   Uzal, Mustafa Cem ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gamma radiation; L carnitine; Rat; Testis

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; GERM CELL; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS INJURY; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; SCROTUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCROTUM; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 68149098462     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-008-0382-y     Document Type: Article

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