Effect of Zingiber officinale (ginger) on sodium arsenite-induced reproductive toxicity in male rats

African Journal of Biomedical Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-45

  Morakinyo, A O ^a   Achema, P U ^a   Adegoke, O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants and sperm; Arsenite; Ginger

Indexed keywords

ARSENITE SODIUM; FOLLITROPIN; GINGER EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79959821355     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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