Toxic effects of cypermethrin on the male reproductive system: With emphasis on the androgen receptor

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 576-585

  Hu, Jin Xia ^a   Li, Yan Fang ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Pan, Chen ^a   He, Zhen ^a   Dong, Hong Yan ^a   Xu, Li Chun ^a  

^a XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgen receptors; Cypermethrin; Reproductive toxicity; Seminiferous tubule; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CIPERMETHRIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; FEEDING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE WEIGHT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENITALIA, MALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECTICIDES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGAN SIZE; PYRETHRINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84878194552     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1769     Document Type: Article

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