Effect of Restraint Stress on Lead-Induced Male Reproductive Toxicity in Rats

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 317, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 455-465

  Hari Priya, P ^a   Reddy, P Sreenivasula ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; LEAD; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; EXERCISE; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; LEAD; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84864018509     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1738     Document Type: Article

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