A characterization of the antioxidant enzyme activity and reproductive toxicity in male rats following sub-chronic exposure to areca nut extracts

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 541-546

  Wu, Pei Fen ^a   Chiang, Tai An ^b   Chen, Min Tzu ^b   Lee, Chi Pin ^c   Chen, Ping Ho ^c,d   Ko, Albert Min Shan ^c   Yang, Kai Jen ^a   Chang, Po Ya ^e   Ke, Der Shin ^f   Ko, Ying Chin ^c,d,e  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme activities; Areca nut extracts; Male rats; Reproductive toxicity; Time course study

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME; ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITY; ARECA NUT EXTRACTS; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; IN-CONTROL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE RATS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIALIC ACIDS; SPERM MOTILITY;

ACIDS; ALDEHYDES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSTS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); RATS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

TOXICITY;

CATALASE; MALONALDEHYDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SIALIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ABNORMALITY; ANTIOXIDANT; DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NUT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RODENT; SPERM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD POISONING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARECA; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; EPIDIDYMIS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIALIC ACIDS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARECA CATECHU; RATTUS;

EID: 77951498077     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.118     Document Type: Article

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