Effects of nimesulide on testicular functions in prepubertal albino rats

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 137-140

  Ugochukwu, Agbasi Patrick ^a   Ebere, Orisakwe Orish ^b   Okwuoma, Abanobi ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Albino rats; Histopathology; Nimesulide; Testes; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NIMESULIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS WEIGHT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ESTRADIOL; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SULFONAMIDES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84856932504     PISSN: 03341534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2011.026     Document Type: Article

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