Spermatotoxic impact of bonny light crude oil (BLCO) ingestion on adult male Swiss albino mice

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 349-353

  Adesanya O A , ^a   Shittu, L A J ^b   Omonigbehin, E A ^c   Tayo A O , ^d  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^c NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^d LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adult male mice; BLCO; Motility; Sperm density; Sub lethal dose

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350077109     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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