Altered testicular morphology and oxidative stress induced by cadmium in experimental rats and protective effect of simultaneous green tea extract;Morfología testicular alterada y stress oxidativo inducido por cadmio en ratas de experimentación y el efecto protector del extracto simultáneo del té verde

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 757-764

  El Shahat, Abd El Rahman ^a   Gabr, Attia ^b   Meki, Abdel Raheim ^c   Mehana, El Saed ^d  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^c ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cadmium toxicity; Glutathione; Green tea extract; Lipid peroxides; Rat testes

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549097455     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022009000300020     Document Type: Article

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