Carbamazepine damage to rat spermatogenesis in different sexual developmental phases

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 563-574

  De Oliva, Samara Urban ^a   Miraglia, Sandra Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Spermatogenesis; Stereology; Testis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; EDEMA; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 70049095100     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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