The effects of diazinon on testosterone, FSH and LH levels and testicular tissue in mice

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Fattahi, Esmail ^a   Parivar, Kazem ^a   Jorsaraei, Seyed Gholam Ali ^b   Moghadamnia, Ali Akbar ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diazinon; FSH; Leydig cells; LH; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

DIMPYLATE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; ORGAN WEIGHT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 70449720982     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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