The zona pellucida 'receptors' ZP1, ZP2 and ZP3.

abstract：:We evaluated the reproductive potential of frozen/thawed testicular spermatozoa of azoospermic men with left varicocele. The role of testicular tissue telomerase assay (TTA) in the prediction of the presence of testicular spermatozoa pre- and post-varicocelectomy was investigated, as well. Therapeutic testicular biops...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Giannakis D,Baltogiannis D,Tsoukanelis K,Loutradis D,Miyagawa I,Makrydimas G,Kanakas N,Sofikitis N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficacy and safety of testosterone gel 2% (TG) were evaluated in two phase 3, open-labelled, single-arm, multicentre studies (000023 and extension study 000077). Hypogonadal men having serum testosterone levels <300 ng/dl at two consecutive measurements were included. Study duration was 9 months (000023: 3 months; 00...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Belkoff L,Brock G,Carrara D,Neijber A,Ando M,Mitchel J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been shown to induce contraction of isolated human penile erectile tissue and potentiate the response to noradrenaline. The purpose of our study was to measure in the cavernous and systemic blood of healthy male volunteers the course of NPY through different stages of sexual arousal. Whole blo...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ückert S,Soyk L,Trottmann M,Stief CG,Kuczyk MA,Becker AJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The testis of the donkey was used as a model to study age-related changes in the period between puberty and senium. From the age of 1.5 years to the middle of sexual maturity (5 to 6 years) a number of histophysiological features, all indicative of the spermatogenetic efficiency, increase continuously. Then without a ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nipken C,Wrobel KH

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the effects of semen processing on the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in spermatozoa, and to develop reliable indexes for the evaluation of sperm quality during sperm preparation. Swim-up and density gradient cent...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Li Z,Zhou Y,Liu R,Lin H,Liu W,Xiao W,Lin Q

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old male with azoospermia was presented to us with primary infertility. We found that he had been taking testosterone due to erectile dysfunction. Upon its discontinuation, the normozoospermia was restored. This led to a pregnancy. In men aged 40-50, the diagnostic work up of testosterone deficiency should b...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jan Z,Pfeifer M,Zorn B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproductive dysfunction is one of the most prevalent diabetes complications. Draceana arborea is known to enhance sexual function in diabetic rats, but the underlying mechanisms have not been thoroughly elucidated. This study examined the effects of D. arborea on some reproductive complications of diabetes in rats. A...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wankeu-Nya M,Watcho P,Deeh Defo PB,Ngadjui E,Nguelefack TB,Kamtchouing P,Kamanyi A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to find discriminatory parameters, based on sperm characteristics on the day of ovum pickup, that can help guide the decision to perform either intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) or in vitro fertilisation (IVF). We evaluated 112 cycles fertilised with both regular and ICSI insemination d...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wiser A,Ghetler Y,Gonen O,Piura E,Berkovits A,Itskovich A,Rom T,Shulman A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten subfertile men affected by idiopathic oligoteratoasthenozoospermia and exhibiting normal serum hormone levels received a long-term treatment with human pure follicle-stimulating hormone (hp-FSH) (150 IU, intramuscularly, three times per week for 6 months). Semen parameters and ultrastructural features of spermatoz...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Arnaldi G,Balercia G,Barbatelli G,Mantero F

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twisting of the spermatic cord is considered a popular problem in the urological field, which may lead to testicular necrosis and male infertility. Sitagliptin, a glucose-lowering agent, proved to have a vindicatory function in myocardial and renal ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R), but its role in testicular I/R has not ye...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Abdel-Aziz AM,Naguib Abdel Hafez SM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CAG trinucleotide repeats are coded for the polyglutamine tract in the N-terminal of the androgen receptor (AR) gene which varies in normal individuals from 6 to 36 residues. In this study, we inspected the impact of the CAG repeats on the spermatogenic defects by measuring the size of AR-CAG repeats length in a cohor...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Al Zoubi MS,Bataineh H,Rashed M,Al-Trad B,Aljabali AAA,Al-Zoubi RM,Al Hamad M,Issam AbuAlArjah M,Batiha O,Al-Batayneh KM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost all testicular germ cell tumours are proved to originate from carcinoma in situ cells. Infertility is one of the factors that increase the risk of carcinoma in situ. The reported prevalence for carcinoma in situ from different parts of the world is 0-3.7% in infertile men. This retrospective study was performed...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Soltanghoraee H,Pourkeramati F,Khoddami M,Amirjannati N,Akhondi MM,Soltani A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have suggested that maternal characteristics can affect reproductive health of offspring, possibly through pre-natal hormonal influence. Anogenital distance (AGD) is an anthropometric measure which is a sensitive reproductive endpoint of masculinisation. It provides a read-out of pre-natal androgen expo...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Singal AK,Jain VG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men with Down syndrome are considered as infertile although the causes of infertility are not known in detail yet. Although this constitutes a general rule there are three confirmed cases of parenting by fathers with Down syndrome. Many investigators have addressed the causes of infertility and their studies indicate ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Stefanidis K,Belitsos P,Fotinos A,Makris N,Loutradis D,Antsaklis A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a multifactorial problem affecting men of all ages and demographics. Currently, there is a relative dearth of epidemiological information on CPPS. It is clear that patients with CPPS have a dismal quality of life and many have benefited only minimally from ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Schaeffer AJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicocele is the most common cause of male infertility. Several theories have been proposed to explain how varicocele induces infertility. The role of epididymis in male infertility is not fully well established. Fibrinogen-like protein 2 is one of serine proteases and is a potent coagulant in membranous form and imm...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Elesawy FM,Abdel Hafeez NA,Abdelsalam OH,Akl EM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men with hypertension often develop erectile dysfunction (ED). The present study aimed to examine the effects of sodium hydrosulphide (NaHS), a hydrogen (H2 S) donor, treatment on ED in nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor (L-NAME)-induced hypertensive rats. Forty adult Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four grou...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yilmaz E,Kaya-Sezginer E,Yilmaz-Oral D,Cengiz T,Bayatli N,Gur S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flutamide is a steroid used to treat androgen-dependent disorders and as antiepileptic, but it induces a number of non-desirable side effects. This work was aimed at assaying the effect of flutamide and two novel synthetic steroids on the levels of GABA, glutamine and oxidative stress markers. Male Wistar rats (weight...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Calderón Guzmán D,Bratoeff E,Ramírez López E,Hernández García E,Pierdant Rioja F,Osnaya Brizuela N,Trujillo Jiménez F,Barragán Mejía G,Juárez Olguín H,Santamaría Del Ángel D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary angioedema is a rare disease, which is caused by deficiency of compleman c1 esterase inhibitor regulatory protein in the compleman system. Priapism is involuntary, painful and prolonged erection of penis more than 4 h without sexual desire. In this case report, we elucidated a patient diagnosed with heredit...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Akyuz M,Kaya C,Akdogan MF

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to examine the effects of two-year testosterone replacement therapy on cognitive functioning, emotional state and quality of life in young and middle-aged men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Nineteen males diagnosed with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism participated in the study. Cognitive fu...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Lašaitė L,Čeponis J,Preikša RT,Žilaitienė B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has revealed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) negatively affect sperm function, both in vivo and in vitro. Sperm preparation techniques for assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are potential causes for additional ROS production. This study aimed to correlate the concentration of exogenous H(2)O(2) with ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： du Plessis SS,McAllister DA,Luu A,Savia J,Agarwal A,Lampiao F

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penile prosthesis has become established as a mode of therapy for organic and chronic psychogenic impotence. The Jonas type of penile prosthesis has been implanted into 10 patients and has achieved both functional success and excellent acceptance by the partner. Mechanical and pathological complications have a ver...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Reisner GS,Lording DW,Rose N

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abutilon pannosum (Forst.f.) Schlecht. is used for male sexual performance. In this study, we have investigated aphrodisiac potential of A. pannosum stem bark methanol extract (APM) in rat. Male rats were administered with APM (400 mg/kg) on daily basis for 5, 10 and 15 days. Time interval for mount latency, intromiss...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Khalil I,Khan MR,Ghani M,Akbar F

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aqueous extract of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali; TA) roots is traditionally used to enhance male sexuality. Because previous studies are limited to only few sperm parameters or testosterone concentration, this study investigated the in vivo effects of TA on body and organ weight as well as functional sperm para...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Solomon MC,Erasmus N,Henkel RR

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although feeding diets containing the extract powder of Lepidium meyenii (maca), a plant growing in Peru's Central Andes, increases serum testosterone concentration associated with enhanced ability of testosterone production by Leydig cells in male rats, changes in testicular steroidogenesis-related factors by the mac...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ohta Y,Kawate N,Inaba T,Morii H,Takahashi K,Tamada H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carriers of structural chromosomal anomalies, translocations and inversions are at increased risk of aneuploid gametes production. Besides the direct effect on the involved chromosomes, these rearrangements might disturb the segregation of other structurally normal chromosomes during meiosis. Such event is known as in...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hajlaoui A,Slimani W,Kammoun M,Sallem A,Braham S,Bibi M,Saad A,Mougou-Zerelli S

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of 2 million or more peroxidase-positive white blood cells per ml of semen, or the diagnosis of male accessory gland infection, is associated with important biochemical and biological changes in semen plasma and in the spermatozoa, reducing their fertilizing potential in vitro and in vivo (e.g., during in...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Depuydt C,Zalata A,Christophe A,Mahmoud A,Comhaire F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-fat diets (HFDs) are detrimental to steroidogenesis and male fertility. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of melatonin (MT) treatment on testicular dysfunction in mice fed with HFD. C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into three groups: CTRL, HFD and HFD + MT. MT treatment mitigated the ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chen C,Ling MY,Lin FH,Xu L,Lv ZM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two esterases previously identified in seminal plasma, on the basis of their electrophoretic mobility, immunogenicity and sensitivity to organophosphorus esters were detected in various human external secretions and leucocyte extracts. alpha-Esterase was found to be abundant in urine and milk whereas this enzyme occur...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Roberts TK,Masson PL,Lauwerys R,Heremans JF

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a single injection of serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) at the dose of 15 IU/kg, i.m. into rams testosterone in the plasma of blood showed a significant rise between 4th and 7th day post-injection. At the same time (4th-7th day) the plasminogen activator activity (PAA) in seminal plasma was found to be increased, but t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Rekkas C,Belibasaki S,Taitzoglou I,Kokolis N,Smokovitis A

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00