Reproductive function of the male obese Zucker rats: Alteration in sperm production and sperm DNA damage

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 221-229

  Vendramini, V ^a   Cedenho, A P ^a   Miraglia, S M ^a   Spaine, D M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; obesity; sperm production; spermatogenesis; Zucker rat

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; OBESITY; SPERM PRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; ZUCKER RAT;

ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MALE; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER; REPRODUCTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84900306075     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719113493511     Document Type: Article

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