Effects of silver nano-particles on sperm parameters, number of Leydig cells and sex hormones in rats

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 139-144

  Baki, Mohammad Ebrahim ^a   Miresmaili, Sayyed Mohsen ^b,c   Pourentezari, Majid ^d   Amraii, Esmail ^a   Yousefi, Vahid ^a   Spenani, Hamid Reza ^a   Talebi, Ali Reza ^d   Anvari, Morteza ^d   Fazilati, Mohammad ^a   Fallah, Ali Asghar ^a   Mangoli, Esmat ^d  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Science and Art University   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^d SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Sex hormones; Silver nano particles; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84929142043     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: 20082177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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