Melatonin protective role in mouse cauda epipidymal spermatozoa damage induced by sodium arsenite;Rol protector de la melatonina en el daño de espermatozoides de cauda epididimaria en ratón producido por arsenito de sodio

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1251-1256

  Bustos Obregón, Eduardo ^a,b   Poblete, Daniel ^b,c   Catriao, Roberto ^b   del Sol, Mariano ^a,d   Fernandes, Fábio Henrique ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arsenic; DNA stability; Melatonin; Mouse; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894276180     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022013000400017     Document Type: Article

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