Quercetin ameliorates atrazine-induced changes in the testicular function of rats

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1278-1285

  Abarikwu, Sunny O ^a   Farombi, Ebenezer O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Atrazine; quercetin; rats; sperm quality; testicular toxicity

Indexed keywords

17BETA HYDROXTSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 3BETA HYDROXTSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ATRAZINE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS FUNCTION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; LD50; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATRAZINE; GLUTATHIONE; L-IDITOL 2-DEHYDROGENASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

EID: 84976353352     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233714555389     Document Type: Article

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