Effects of vitamin E on sperm parameters and reproductive hormones in developing rats treated with para-nonylphenol

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 111-116

  Momeni, Hamid Reza ^a   Mehranjani, Malek Soleimani ^a   Abnosi, Mohammad Hosien ^a   Mahmoodi, Monireh ^a  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Para nonylphenol; Rat; Reproductive hormones; Sperm parameters; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

EID: 70449652386     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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