Chronic exposure to low doses of mercury impairs sperm quality and induces oxidative stress in rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 77, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 143-154

  Martinez, Caroline S ^a   Escobar, Alyne G ^a   Torres, João Guilherme D ^a   Brum, Daniela S ^a   Santos, Francielli W ^a   Alonso, María J ^b   Salaices, Mercedes ^c   Vassallo, Dalton V ^d   Peçanha, Franck M ^a   Leivas, Fábio G ^a   Wiggers, Giulia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

EID: 84894550979     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.867202     Document Type: Article

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