In vitro copper inhibition of the rabbit spermatozoa motility

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 658-663

  Roychoudhury, Shubhadeep ^a   Massanyi, Peter ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

CASA; Copper; Motility; Rabbit; Spermatozoa; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKERS; ENZYME INHIBITION; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COMPUTER ASSISTED SEMEN ANALYZER (CASA); SPERMATOZOA;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

COPPER; DRUG TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; COPPER; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; RABBITS; SPERM MOTILITY; TOXICITY;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84983520520     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520801893766     Document Type: Article

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