Protective effect of vitamins E and C on Endosulfan-Induced reproductive toxicity in male rats

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-180

  Takhshid, Mohammad Ali ^a,b   Tavasuli, Ali Reza ^b   Heidary, Yazdan ^c   Keshavarz, Mojtaba ^c   Kargar, Hussain ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Jahrom university   (Iran)

Author keywords

Endosulfan; Oxidative stress; Spermatogenesis; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ENDOSULFAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84865825126     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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