Structural and ultrastructural study of the rabbit testes exposed to carbamate insecticide

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1319-1328

  Almasiova, Viera ^a   Holovska, Katarina ^a   Tarabova, Lucia ^a   Cigankova, Viera ^a   Lukacinova, Agnesa ^b   Nistiar, Frantisek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Bendiocarbamate; germinal epithelium; seminiferous tubules; structure; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BENDIOCARBAMATE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES; CELLULAR DEFECTS; GERMINAL EPITHELIUM; LEYDIG CELLS; MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS; RATE OF CHANGE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENIC CELLS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TIME-PERIODS; ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CYTOLOGY; INSECTICIDES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TISSUE;

CELLS;

BENDIOCARB;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS TISSUE; TESTIS WEIGHT; TISSUES;

ANIMALS; CARBAMATES; INSECTICIDES; MALE; RABBITS; TESTIS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84861077814     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.672140     Document Type: Article

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