Relationship between abnormal sperm morphology induced by dietary zinc deficiency and lipid composition in testes of growing rats

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-232

  Merrells, Krystal J ^a   Blewett, Heather ^a   Jamieson, Jennifer A ^a   Taylor, Carla G ^a   Suh, Miyoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Docosapentaenoic acid; Elongation and desaturation; Fatty acids; Rats; Sperm morphology; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; ZINC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDIDYMITIS; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RAT; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS WEIGHT; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS; WEANING;

RATTUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEANING; ZINC;

EID: 69849099834     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508159037     Document Type: Article

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