Antifertility effect of calcium channel blockers on male rats: Association with oxidative stress

Advances in Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-105

  Morakinyo, A O ^a   Iranloye, B O ^a   Daramola, A O ^a   Adegoke, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diltiazem; fertility; Nifedipine; oxidative stress; sperm; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; DILTIAZEM; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; NIFEDIPINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSTATE; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS;

EID: 79958154413     PISSN: 18961126     EISSN: 18984002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10039-011-0018-y     Document Type: Article

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