Toxic effects of dexamethasone on mouse testicular germ cells

Andrologia

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-253

  Orazizadeh, M ^a   Khorsandi, L S ^a   Hashemitabar, M ^a  

^a University of Khouzestan   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; dexamethasone; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS CELL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DEXAMETHASONE; GERM CELLS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 77954572696     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.00985.x     Document Type: Article

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