this study was designed to investigate whether administration of zinc sulphate could improve theresponse of mouse testis to degenerative effects of short term exposure heating. fifty-four adult male balb/cmice were anaesthetized and the scrotums of 36 of them were immersed for 15 min in a waterbath at 43°c.immediately after the heating, half of the heated animals (n = 18) were injected with sal...

background: quantum dots (qds) are new types of fluorescent materials for biological labeling. qds toxicity study is an essential requirement for future clinical applications. therefore, this study aimed to evaluate cytotoxic effects of cdse: zns qds on male reproductive system. materials and methods: in this experimental study, the different concentrations of cdse: zns qds (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg...

Oxaliplatin (Ox) is widely used for the treatment of various tumors. Since Ox prevents DNA replication and transcription, it may affect organs with rapid cell divisions such as testes. Although its use during pregnancy has been reported, no information regarding effects on testes offspring not available yet. Thirty-two mice were randomly divided into four groups. The control group (1) was admin...