Low dose of 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin induces testicular oxidative stress in adult rats under the influence of corticosterone

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 415-423

  Dhanabalan, S ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Catalase; Corticosterone; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative stress; Rat; Stress; Superoxide dismutase; TCDD; Testis; Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CATALASE; CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INHIBITION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CATALASE; CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TERATOGENS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 68349146378     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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