Adult exposure to sasanguasaponin induces spermatogenic cell apoptosis in vivo through increased oxidative stress in male mice

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 691-700

  Jian Li, ^a   Zixu Wang, ^a   Dazhao Shi, ^a   Yaoxing Chen, ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adult male mice; oxidative stress; Sasanguasaponin; semen functionality; spermatogenic cell apoptosis

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SAPONIN; SASANGUASAPONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CAMELLIA OLEIFERA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SAPONINS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

CAMELLIA OLEIFERA; MUS;

EID: 78650298462     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233710377771     Document Type: Article

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