Background: Busulfan is a chemotherapy drug that is widely used for cancer treatment. However, administration of busulfan to male patients with malignant diseases may cause temporary or permanent sterility. Therefore, research into drugs or Materials to reduce the side effects of busulfan on the male reproductive system is necessary. In the present study the protective effects of L-carnitine an...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of different high-fat diets on body mass, carbohydrate metabolism and testicular morphology in rats seven months old. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: SC (standard chow), HF-S (high fat diet rich in saturated fatty acids), HF-P (high fat diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids), HF-SP (high fat diet rich in saturated and po...

This study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of Vitamin E on testicular tissue and antioxidant levels in rats exposed Bisphenol A. It determined that general histological appearances were similar control sham groups, there a decrease tubule diameter BPA-treated group, but seminiferous tubular epithelial layer increased. Epithelial shedding subbasal vacuoles detected some tubules vitamin g...

The testis of the donkey was completely descended into the scrotum around birth. It was covered by a thick tunica albuginea consisting of outer and inner fibrous layers in addition to middle vascular one. Discrete bundles of smooth muscle cells were demonstrated in the outer fibrous layer of the tunica albuginea. These cells give the tunica albuginea a contractile function, which may aid in spe...

Tubular boundary tissue and seminiferous epithelia were evaluated stereologically in testes from 28 men aged 20 to 48 years and 28 men aged 50 to 90 years. Testes obtained at autopsy within 15 hours of death were perfused with glutaraldehyde, embedded in Epon (Ladd Research Industries, Inc., Burlington, VT), sectioned at 0.5 micron, and stained with toluidine blue. Volume densities (percentage ...

BACKGROUND Previous researches about the effects of epididymal obstruction on the testes are contradictory, and the mechanism harmful effect of male duct system obstruction on seminiferous tubules still remains unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of epididymal obstruction in prepubertal rats on the testis. MATERIALS AND METHODS 15 days of age, the young r...