Effect of environmental contaminants on mammalian testis

Current Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-135

  Manfo, Faustin P T ^a   Mathur, Premendu P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA   (Cameroon)

^c KIIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hormone; Mammal; Spermatogenesis; Testis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,2 DIBROMO 3 CHLOROPROPANE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACETONYLACETONE; CADMIUM; CARBENDAZIM; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CYPERMETHRIN; DICHLORVOS; DIISONONYL PHTHALATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FENVALERATE; LEAD; MERCURY; METHOXYCHLOR; MYCOTOXIN; NITROPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; ZEARALENONE; POLLUTANT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; DNA DAMAGE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS FUNCTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84930985094     PISSN: 18744672     EISSN: 18744702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874467208666150126155420     Document Type: Article

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