Carbendazim-induced testicular damage and oxidative stress in albino rats: Ameliorative effect of licorice aqueous extract

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 259-267

  Sakr, Saber A ^a   Shalaby, Somaya Y ^a  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Carbendazim; histology; licorice; testis

Indexed keywords

CARBENDAZIM; CATALASE; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; GERM LAYER; GLYCYRRHIZA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS; TESTIS DIAMETER; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS DISEASE; TOXICITY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CARBAMATES; CATALASE; GLYCYRRHIZA; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS;

EID: 84899062457     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233712456059     Document Type: Article

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