Toxicological approach in chronic exposure to lead on reproductive functions in female rats (Rattus Norvegicus)

Toxicology International

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Dhir, V ^a,b   Dhand, P ^c  

^a GHG Khalsa College   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

acid Phosphatase; alanine Aminotransferase; alkaline Phosphatase; Aspartate Aminotransferase; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LEAD; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FERTILITY; GROWTH RATE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE LEVEL; VAGINA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77956793774     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6580.68340     Document Type: Article

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