The antifertility effects of Abrus precatorius root bark meal (APRB) on Coptodon zillii juvenile was determined by a 42 days feeding experiment, with the inclusion levels 0g, 6g, 12g, 18g and 24g/kg diet. Water volume 20 litres in plastic tank (50cm x 27cm 35 cm dimension) maintained throughout period experiment. fed at 4% body weight. In male fish, testis weight, milt volume, count motility du...

During a cross-sectional survey of growth and maturation of mentally defective adolescents, the need was felt for a method of assessing the degree of maturation in the male based on an objective measurement rather than subjective indices such as breaking of the voice or pubic hair development. It was also felt that such a method might have value in screening patients for abnormally small testes...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical and histopathological results of adult unilateral cryptorchidism patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from adult unilateral cryptorchidism patients that underwent orchiectomy in our clinic between between January 2004 and March 2013 were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were divided into three groups as intra-abdominal, inguinal canal and superficial ingui...

PAVLOVA, E., D. DIMOVA, E. PETROVA, Y. GLUHCHEVA and N. ATANASSOVA, 2013. Changes in rat testis and sperm count after acute treatment with sodium nitrite. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., Supplement 2, 19: 186–189 Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) is an inorganic salt with various industrial applications. The adverse health effects of NaNO2 in animals and humans are typically due to the formation of methemoglobin in...

Torsion of the spermatic cord constitutes a surgical emergency. Morphologically and functionally, the fate of the compromised testis largely depends on the time elapsed between the acute episode and surgical intervention. Patients who had been treated for testicular torsion by our group from 1976 to 1989 were requested to return for outpatient evaluation. These patient were divided into two gro...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of long-term stay of Japanese quail in simulated microgravity on some sexual features of males. As a model for simulating microgravity exposure of birds in laboratory conditions was used hypodynamia. The mean left testis weight in males reared under hypodynamia from day 3 up to 180 days of age was lower than that of control (P<0.05), but the ...

The reproductive cycles of lizards, including Tropidurus species, have been widely studied. However, few studies describe in detail the ultrastructure and the epithelial changes in the epididymis. Using histology and trasmission electron microscopy, we show the seasonal changes in the testis and epididymis of the lizard Tropidurus itambere, during its annual reproductive cycle. The reproductive...

As granulosa cell tumors of the adult type are extremely uncommon testicular neoplasms, relatively few case reports and case series have been published. Treatment for localized, small-volume, or oligometastatic disease is generally surgical resection alone. Visceral or widely metastatic disease is relatively rare, so there is no consensus approach to treatment. We report the case of an advanced...