Effect of fenugreek seeds extract on cyclophosphamide-induced histomorphometrical, ultrastructural and biochemical changes in testes of albino mice

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 276-288

  Sakr, Saber A ^a   Mahran, Hoda A ^a   Abo El Yazid, Samah M ^a  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

antioxidant enzymes; Cyclophosphamide; fenugreek; histology; testis

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FENUGREEK SEED EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FENUGREEK; INTERSTITIUM; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS DISEASE; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS; TRIGONELLA;

ANIMALIA; MUS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 84858396119     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233711412427     Document Type: Article

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