Protective role of zinc against the toxicity induced by exposure to cadmium during gestation and lactation on testis development

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 151-160

  Chemek, Marouane ^a   Mimouna, Safa Ben ^a   Boughammoura, Sana ^a   Delbès, Géraldine ^b   Messaoudi, Imed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Development; Gestation; Lactation; Testis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL INDEX; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ZINC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORGAN SIZE; POLLUTANT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TESTIS; TOXICITY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; ZINC;

EID: 84976443382     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.06.005     Document Type: Article

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