Animal model study of reproductive toxicity of the chronic exposure of dicofol

Life Science Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1-18

  El Kashoury, Afaf A ^a   Salama, Afrah F ^b   Selim, Adel I ^b   Mohamed, Rania A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chronic toxicity; Dicofol; Epididymus; Fertility; Glutathione; Hormones; Lipid peroxidation; Pesticide; Rats; Testes; Testicular markers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70350707671     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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