Adverse effects of the anabolic steroid, boldenone undecylenate, on reproductive functions of male rabbits

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 172-178

  Oda, Samah S ^a   El Ashmawy, Ibrahim M ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Boldenone; Histopathology; Rabbits; Testes

Indexed keywords

BOLDENONE UNDECENOATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; EVALUATION; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE DISEASE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTIS INJURY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; RABBITS; REPRODUCTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84860997052     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: 13652613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2012.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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