Exposure to 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol affects testicular morphology and induces spermatogenic cell apoptosis in immature male rats

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-268

  Yue, Zhuo ^a   She, Ruiping ^a   Bao, Huihui ^a   Li, Wengui ^b   Wang, Decheng ^c   Zhu, Jinfeng ^a   Chang, Lingling ^a   Yu, Pin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3 Methyl 4 nitrophenol; Apoptosis; Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Rat; Testis

Indexed keywords

3 METHYL 4 NITROPHENOL; 4 NITROPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CRESOLS; GERM CELLS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 80052078368     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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