Effects of corticosterone and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on epididymal antioxidant system in adult rats

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 242-249

  Dhanabalan, S ^a   D'Cruz, S C ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Epididymis; Oxidative stress; Rat; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CATALASE; CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CORTICOSTERONE; EPIDIDYMIS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TERATOGENS; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 77956413893     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20332     Document Type: Article

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