Microcystin extracts induce ultrastructural damage and biochemical disturbance in male rabbit testis

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-17

  Liu, Ying ^a   Xie, Ping ^a   Qiu, Tong ^a   Li, Hui Ying ^a   Li, Guang Yu ^a   Hao, Le ^a   Xiong, Qian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biochemical index; Microcystin extracts; Rabbit; Testis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OXIDATIVE ENZYMES; ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEMS; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BIOCHEMICAL INDICES; CONCENTRATION OF; DEFENSE SYSTEM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI APPARATUS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICROCYSTINS; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; QUICK RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS;

DETOXIFICATION; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; SYSTEM THEORY; TOXICITY;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; MICROCYSTIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; LAGOMORPH; PEPTIDE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GOLGI COMPLEX; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK FACTOR; TESTIS INJURY;

ANIMALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICROCYSTINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBITS; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 76749152924     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20467     Document Type: Article

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