Alleviative effect of quercetin on rat testis against arsenic: A histological and biochemical study

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 89-95

  Jahan, Sarwat ^a   Iftikhar, Natasha ^a   Ullah, Hizb ^a   Rukh, Gul ^a   Hussain, Ishtiaq ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Karakuram International University   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Arsenic; Intra testicular; Lipid peroxidation; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

ARSENITE SODIUM; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PEROXIDASE; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ANTIOXIDANT; ARSENOUS ACID DERIVATIVE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARSENIC POISONING; ARSENITES; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 84925369336     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2014.998350     Document Type: Article

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