Effect of beta-carotene on titanium oxide nanoparticles-induced testicular toxicity in mice

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 561-568

  Orazizadeh, Mahmoud ^a   Khorsandi, Layasadat ^a   Absalan, Forouzan ^a   Hashemitabar, Mahmoud ^a   Daneshi, Erfan ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Spermatogenesis; Titanium oxide nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; TESTOSTERONE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; PROTECTIVE AGENT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CELL VACUOLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTICULAR TOXICITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; MALE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGAN SIZE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TITANIUM;

EID: 84901253131     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0184-5     Document Type: Article

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