Alleviation of reproductive toxicity of gossypol using selenium supplementation in rams

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3274-3285

  El Mokadem, M Y ^a   Taha, T A ^a   Samak, M A ^a   Yassen, A M ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gossypol; Rams; Selenium; Semen characteristics; Testosterone; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPOL; LIOTHYRONINE; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GOSSYPOL; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SELENIUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 84882577016     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4545     Document Type: Article

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