Effects of in vitro exposure to natural levels of zearalenone and its derivatives on chromatin structure stability in equine spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 392-403

  Minervini, F ^a   Lacalandra, G M ^b   Filannino, A ^b   Nicassio, M ^b   Visconti, A ^a   Dell'Aquila, M E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Equine spermatozoa; Flow cytometry; Mycotoxin; SCSA; Zearalenone and its derivatives

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ZEARALENONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETICS; HORSE; MALE; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; URINE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; HORSES; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; ZEARALENONE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 72449184469     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.09.023     Document Type: Article

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