Cypermethrin reversibly alters sperm count without altering fertility in mice

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1092-1097

  Al Hamdani, Nada M H ^a   Yajurvedi, H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Cypermethrin; Fertility; Pesticides; Pyrethroids; Sperm abnormality; Sperm count

Indexed keywords

CIPERMETHRIN;

CYPERMETHRIN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PYRETHROID; RODENT; SPERM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GESTATION PERIOD; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ANIMALS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MICE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PYRETHRINS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

MUS;

EID: 77953537917     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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