Protective effect of an aphrodisiac herb Tribulus terrestris Linn on cadmium-induced testicular damage

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 568-573

  Rajendar, B ^a   Bharavi, K ^a   Rao, G S ^a   Kishore, P V S ^a   Ravi Kumar, P ^a   Satish Kumar, C S V ^a   Pankaj Patel, T ^a  

^a NTR College of Veterinary Science   (India)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Cadmium; rats; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CADMIUM; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERSTITIUM; IRON CHELATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEROXIDATION; PROTECTION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS WEIGHT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 80053365817     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.84974     Document Type: Article

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