title: Aflatoxin induced testicular degeneration and decreased meiotic index in Rattus norvegicus.
abstract: The effect of oral consumption of 200 +/- 100 ppb of crude aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2) showed testicular degeneration and a decrease in the meiotic index.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur-812007, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahay
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D008540:Meiosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000502:physiology*; D012671:Seminiferous Tubules / Q000187:drug effects; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins