The protective effects of zinc in lead-induced testicular and epididymal toxicity in Wistar rats

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 265-276

  Reshma Anjum, M ^a   Madhu, P ^a   Pratap Reddy, K ^a   Sreenivasula Reddy, P ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Lead acetate toxicity; Reproductive toxicity; Risk assessment; Wistar rats; Zinc protection

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CATALASE; FOLLITROPIN; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; ZINC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; LEAD ACETATE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ACCESSORY SEX ORGAN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMAL TOXICITY; HISTOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTICULAR TOXICITY; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT; WISTAR RAT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDIDYMIS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEAD POISONING; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; WATERBORNE DISEASES;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPIDIDYMIS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEAD POISONING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; WATERBORNE DISEASES; ZINC;

EID: 85018674619     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233716637543     Document Type: Article

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