Evaluation of the reproductive toxicity of chlorpyrifos methyl, diazinon and profenofos pesticides in male rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-57

  Zidan, Nour El Hoda A ^a  

^a Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins testis; Organophosporus pesticides; Sperm; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; DIMPYLATE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROFENOFOS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PROSTATE; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 68949125418     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2009.51.57     Document Type: Article

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