Tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ) prevents lead-induced testicular toxicity

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-34

  Salawu, Emmanuel O ^a   Adeeyo, Olusola A ^a   Falokun, Olutunde P ^a   Yusuf, Uthman A ^a   Oyerinde, Abiodun ^a   Adeleke, Anthony A ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Lead; Reactive oxygen species; Testicular parameters; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; LEAD; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANK SUM TEST; RAT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOMATO;

EID: 70849116997     PISSN: 09741208     EISSN: 19984766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.51346     Document Type: Article

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