Methoxychlor induced biochemical alterations and disruption of spermatogenesis in adult rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-15

  Aly, Hamdy A A ^a,b   Azhar, Ahmad S ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^c King Abdulaziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Lipid peroxidation; Methoxychlor; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CASPASE 3; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; METHOXYCHLOR; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; THIOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

APOPTOSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METHOXYCHLOR; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; CASPASE 3; INSECTICIDES; L-IDITOL 2-DEHYDROGENASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; METHOXYCHLOR; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 84879524812     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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