Histological effects of zinc and melatonin on rat testes

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 425-427

  Tuncer, I ^a   Sunar, F ^a   Toy, H ^a   Baltaci, A K ^a   Mogulkoc, R ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Rat; Testes; Zinc

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; ZINC;

EID: 80052150965     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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