Protective effect of α-tocopheral on biochemical and histological alterations induced by cadmium in rat testes

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-220

  Rajendar, B ^a   Bharavi, K ^a   Rao, G S ^a   Kishore, P V S ^b   Ravi Kumar, P ^a   Satish Kumar, C S V ^a   Srinivas Kumar, D ^c  

^a Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (India)

^b Veterinary Anatomy   (India)

^c Animal Nutrition NTR College of Veterinary Science   (India)

Author keywords

tocopheral; Biochemical markers; Cadmium; Histological markers; Testes

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EDEMA; GERM CELL; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PEROXIDATION; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CADMIUM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS;

EID: 84857311523     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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