Protective role of Centella asiatica on lead-induced oxidative stress and suppressed reproductive health in male rats

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-154

  Sainath, S B ^a   Meena, R ^a   Supriya, Ch ^a   Reddy, K Pratap ^a   Reddy, P Sreenivasula ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Centella asiatica and rat; Lead; Male reproduction; Oxidative stress; Sperm

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CATALASE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; LEAD ACETATE; LIPID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPIDIDYMIS; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TESTIS WEIGHT; TREATMENT DURATION;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CENTELLA; EPIDIDYMIS; LEAD; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; RATTUS;

EID: 80051594878     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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