Testicular gametogenic and steroidogenic activities in chlorpyrifos insecticide–treated rats: a correlation study with testicular oxidative stress and role of antioxidant enzyme defence systems in Sprague-Dawley rats

Study of quinalphos (an environmental oe

Study of quinalphos (an environmental oestrogenic insecticide) formulation (Ekalux 25 E.C.)-induced damage of the testicular tissues and antioxidant defence systems in Sprague-Dawley albino rats

✍ Dipankar Debnath; Tapas Kumar Mandal 📂 Article 📅 2000 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 110 KB 👁 2 views

The effect of quinalphos (O-O-diethyl-O-[quinoxalinyl-(2)-thionophosphate]), an environmental oestrogenic organophosphorus insecticide pollutant, was studied on Sprague-Dawley albino rats at doses of 250 and 500 microgram kg(-1) body wt. i.p. for 3, 8 and 15 days, respectively. After the treatment w