p,p'-DDT induces testicular oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in adult rats

• Main Authors: Neila Marouani (Author), Dorsaf Hallegue (Author), Mohsen Sakly (Author), Moncef Benkhalifa (Author), Khémais Ben Rhouma (Author), Olfa Tebourbi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (p,p'-DDT) is a known persistent organic pollutant and male reproductive toxicant. The present study is designed to test the hypothesis that oxidative stress mediates p,p'-DDT-induced apoptosis in testis. Methods Male Wi...