Reproductive toxicity of sodium valproate in male rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-94

  Bairy, Laxminarayana ^a   Paul, Vijay ^b   Rao, Yeshwanth Karkal ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cytoarchitecture of testis; sodium valproate; sperm count; sperm morphology; sperm motility

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPOSURE; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 77954230185     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.64503     Document Type: Article

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