Effect of vitamin E on sperm number and testis histopathology of sodium arsenite-treated rats

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-181

  Momeni, Hamid Reza ^a   Oryan, Shahrbanoo ^b   Eskandari, Najmeh ^b  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Rat; Sodium arsenite; Sperm number; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 84865531772     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-431X(12)60084-9     Document Type: Article

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