Aloe vera toxic effects: Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in testis of Wistar rat

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 967-973

  Asgharzade, Samira ^a   Rafieian Kopaei, Mahmoud ^b   Mirzaeian, Amin ^b   Reiisi, Somaye ^c   Salimzadeh, Loghman ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aloe vera gel; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Testis; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM QUALITY; TESTIS FUNCTION;

EID: 84945935117     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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