Effect of selenium on testicular damage induced by varicocele in adult male Wistar rats

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2017, Pages 177-185

  Taghizadeh, Leila ^a   Eidi, Akram ^a   Mortazavi, Pejman ^a   Rohani, Ali Haeri ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Rat; Selenium; Testis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SODIUM SELENITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SELENIUM;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATIC VEIN; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS INJURY; VARICOCELE; WISTAR RAT; AGING; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS, WISTAR; SELENIUM; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 85028343588     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2017.08.003     Document Type: Article

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