Testes and epididymides were obtained from three pubertial Muturu bulls aged 11 months 12 post pubertal between 13 17 weighed 91 148kg. Samples of each testis epididymal segments namely, caput, corpus cauda, processed for histology while samples gonadal extragonadal sperm reserves using the homogenisation technique. Paired testes weight increased 78.99+8.74g at 11months age to 90.10+10.86g. 110...

Twenty-five mature male crossbred (Chinchilla × California× New Zealand White Dutch) bucks (aged between six and seven months) of average weight (1915±125 g) were used. The fed either five diets with Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) as a complement mixtures garlic, ginger or black pepper (spices) supplements; diet one having no MOLM spices; two 6% MOLM; three 3.5 g garlic (GR) 3.5g (GG) per kg...

It is thought that differences in conception rate between feline epididymal sperm and ejaculate sperm occur because, unlike ejaculated sperm, caudal epididymal sperm have not been sensitized with seminal plasma (SP). In this study, we investigated whether collection of feline epididymal sperm with SP influences sperm qualities after freezing-thawing. Sperm were sensitized with SP for 10 min at ...

Background: Testicular ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a urological emergency that can lead to male infertility. So far, no suitable treatment has been found for it. Therefore, in the present study, we investigate therapeutic effects of concomitant administration coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) on testicular I/R damage rats expressions genes involved mito...

The activity of αand β-mannosidase (α-MAN and β-MAN) in seminal plasma, spermatozoa and homogenates of reproductive organs has been determined in the drake. The highest specific activities of the examined mannosidases were found in epididymides. The activities of both enzymes decreased significantly during the postbreeding resting season compared to the breeding season. Elution profiles of mult...

ABSTRACT 1[b deterrnine what is an appropriate administration period for evaluation of the testicular toxicity of cyclophospharnide, the compound was administered orally to male Cij:(CD)SD rats at doses of 5, 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg/day for 2 weeks and at doses of 2.5, 5 and 1 O mg/kgtday for 4 weeks. All animals in the 2-week treatment group given 40 mgfkglday died during the treatment period. Aft...