Experimentally induced toxicity of ochratoxin A and endosulfan in male wistar rats: A hormonal disorder

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1750-1755

  Kumar, Shashi Nandar ^a   Telang, Avinash Gopal ^b   Singh, Karan Pal ^b   Jain, Arun Kumar ^a   Afroz, Masarrat ^c   Patil, Rajendra Damu ^a,d  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL CAMPUS   (India)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University   (India)

Author keywords

Endosulfan; Hormone; India; Male rats; Ochratoxin A; Radioimmuno assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052189853     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2011.1750.1755     Document Type: Article

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