Apoptosis in adult rabbit testes during subacute endosulfan toxicity

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-133

  Ozmen, Ozlem ^a   Mor, Firdevs ^a  

^a MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endosulfan toxicity; Infertility; Pathology; Rabbits; Serum testosterone; Testes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857141456     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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