The evaluation of single dose effects of methamphetamine on proliferation and apoptosis of sperm germ cells in mature rat

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Volumn 27, Issue 97, 2009, Pages

  Taghavi, Mohammad Mohsen ^a   Moallem, Seyed Adel ^b   Alavi, Seyed Hasan ^b  

^a RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell proliferation; Methamphetamine; Rat; Sperm germ cells

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM;

EID: 79959511348     PISSN: 10277595     EISSN: 1735854X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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