Possible ameliorative effects of kolaviron against reproductive toxicity in sub-lethally whole body gamma-irradiated rats

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-385

  Adaramoye, Oluwatosin A ^a   Adedara, Isaac A ^a   Farombi, E Olatunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Kolaviron; Radiation; Rats; Testicular damage

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CORN OIL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; KOLAVIRON; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT STATUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEEDING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GARCINIA KOLA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TISSUE LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY WEIGHT; FLAVONOIDS; GAMMA RAYS; GARCINIA KOLA; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA; GARCINIA KOLA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859436282     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: 16181433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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