Male reproductive toxicity of some selected metals: A review

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 396-404

  Mathur, N ^a   Pandey, G ^a   Jain, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Infertility; Metals; Oxidative stress; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; AMMONIA; ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ARSENITE SODIUM; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COBALT CHLORIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; LEAD; LEAD ACETATE; LEAD CHLORIDE; LEAD NITRATE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE CHLORIDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL CHLORIDE; NICKEL SUBSULFIDE; NICKEL SULFATE; SODIUM METABISULFITE; SODIUM NITRATE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTOXICATION; MALE INFERTILITY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBIT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 77954772755     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2010.396.404     Document Type: Article

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