Impact of lead toxicity on male rat reproduction at "hormonal and histopathological levels"

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 765-774

  El Sayed, Yasser Said ^a   El Neweshy, Mahmoud Shaban ^b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

FSH; Lead; LH; Male reproduction; Rat; Testosterone; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONTROL GROUPS; DRINKING WATER; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FSH; GERM CELLS; HORMONE LEVELS; LEAD ACETATE; LEYDIG CELLS; LH; SECOND GROUP; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SODIUM ACETATE; TOXIC ACTION; TOXIC EFFECT;

CELLS; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; LEAD; POTABLE WATER; RATS; SODIUM; TOXICITY;

LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

DRINKING WATER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEAD; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT; TESTOSTERONE; TOXICITY;

RATTUS;

EID: 77949555627     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240902984453     Document Type: Article

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