Effects of dermal sub-chronic exposure of pubescent male rats to permethrin (PRMT) on the histological structures of genital tract, testosterone and lipoperoxidation

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-400

  Issam, Chargui ^a   Zohra, Haouas ^a   Monia, Zaouali ^b   Hassen, Ben Cheikh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Adult male rats; Genital tract; Gonads; Histopathology; Lipoperoxidation; Oxidative stress; Permethrin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE; PERMETHRIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79953756113     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.02.016     Document Type: Review

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