Monosodium glutamate induced testicular toxicity and the possible ameliorative role of vitamin E or selenium in male rats

Toxicology Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 1037-1045

  Hamza, Reham Z ^a   Al Harbi, Mohammad S ^b  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Monosodium glutamate; Oxidative stress; Selenium; Testis; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CATALASE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION ASSAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS TOXICITY;

EID: 84922727673     PISSN: 22147500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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