Testicular morphology and epididymal sperm reserves of male rats following the withdrawal of Nigerian Qua Iboe Brent crude oil

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-128

  Igwebuike, Udensi M ^a,b   Obidike, Reginald I ^a   Njoku, Njoku U ^a   Shoyinka, Shodeinde V O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cauda epididymal sperm reserve; Crude oil; Oestrogen mimicking chemicals; Rats introduction; Testes

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 77951034388     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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