Effects of hexavalent chromium on reproductive functions of male adult rats

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-133

  Marouani, Neila ^a   Tebourbi, Olfa ^a   Mahjoub, Sami ^b   Yacoubi, Mohamed Tahar ^c   Sakly, Mohsen ^a   Benkhalifa, Moncef ^d,e   Rhouma, Khémais B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b Centre de Maternite et de Neonatologie Tunis   (Tunisia)

^c FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d ATL R and D   (France)

^e Unilabs   (France)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Prostate; Rats; Seminal vesicle; Sperm quality; Testis

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84865548180     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-431X(12)60081-3     Document Type: Article

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