Histochemical changes of the rat testis and epididymis after treatment of alpha-chlorohydrin-effects of a single low dose.

abstract：:A partial cDNA sequence of the boar 28, 29-kDa proacrosin-binding protein was determined. The desired sequence was amplified and obtained by RT-PCR followed by nested PCR. The oligonucleotide primers for RT-PCR were designed by deduction from the internal amino acid sequence of the boar proacrosin-binding protein. An ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Huh K,Yi LS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semen samples of 24 patients were analysed. Volumes were measured and the numbers of progressively motile (PMS), motile (MS) and nonmotile spermatozoa (NMS) were determined. These 24 samples appeared to show a large variation in motility percentages and numbers. Spermatozoa of these semen samples were isolated from th...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Rhemrev JP,Vermeiden JP,Haenen GR,De Bruijne JJ,Rekers-Mombarg LT,Bast A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study scrutinised the ameliorative properties of grape seed extract (GSE) in dexamethasone (DEX)-induced testicular and thyroid dysfunction associated with oxidative stress in male albino rats. Thirty-two healthy adult male albino rats were divided into four groups of eight animals each: normal, DEX control, DEX ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hasona NA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sex chromosome-discordant chimerism 46,XX/46,XY is rarely found in humans with a phenotypically normal appearance, and this lack of phenotypic changes and the rarity of chimerism make it difficult to identify its exact incidence. Here, we report a case of this sex chromosome-discordant chimerism diagnosed by cytog...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Choi EJ,Kim SR,Kim YJ,Kang SM,Kim GY,Kim JH,Lee YJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonsomatic factors play a significant role in erectile dysfunction. We assessed the impact on men suffering from male factor infertility by employing the validated Self-Esteem and Relationship questionnaire (SEAR) and compared the scores with controls. Men with primary infertility were asked to fill SEAR questionnaire...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jamil S,Shoaib M,Aziz W,Ather MH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cell function, as judged from testosterone concentrations in plasma and in testicular tissue after LH stimulation, was tested in adult rat testes 4 days after brief exposure of the scrotum to 33 degrees and 43 degrees C, respectively. There was no significant difference in basal plasma testosterone concentratio...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Damber JE,Bergh A,Janson PO

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), the key enzyme of the folate metabolic pathway, has been reported to be five times more active in the testicles compared to other organs in adult mice. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between MTHFR c.677C>T and c.1298A>C polymorphisms and infertili...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gurkan H,Tozkır H,Göncü E,Ulusal S,Yazar M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins are lipid-lowering medications widely used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Biochemically, they act by decreasing synthesis of cholesterol via inhibiting 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase. Since 1992, various research studies have investigated the effect of statins on semen quality...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Banihani SA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to investigate the effect of propylthiouracil (PTU) on rat testis, and to compare the results of the different treatment regimens of levothyroxine and zinc. Twenty sexually mature Wistar albino rats were subjected to PTU for 14 days intraperitoneally to make them hypothyroidic. The effect of P...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Tahmaz L,Gökalp A,Kibar Y,Koçak I,Yalçin O,Ozercan Y

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：:The aim of the study was to characterise the alterations in expression of some apoptosis regulators in unilaterally and bilaterally heat-treated mouse testes at different time intervals to 42 days after surgery. Cryptorchidism was induced in immature mice by returning the testis to the abdominal cavity via a surgical ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Absalan F,Movahedin M,Mowla SJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophosphamide is a drug used for chemotherapy and as an immune-suppressive in the organ transplantation. Despite its many clinical implications in the treatment of cancers, this drug has toxic effects on the reproductive system. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of ghrelin against the damages caused by cyclop...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Salimnejad R,Soleimani Rad J,Mohammad Nejad D,Roshangar L

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinase in the human seminal plasma, as assayed by its ability to catalyze the transfer of phosphate from [gama-32P]ATP to the protamine, was found to linearly increase with dilution of the seminal plasma. Extrapolation of the enzyme activity to the undiluted seminal plasma indicated that te protein kinase ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Panyim S

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid hormone progesterone has been found to play an important role in the migration of spermatozoa through the reproductive tract, as well as to induce hyperactive motility and increase sperm velocity. The aim of this study was to examine whether progesterone could induce beneficial effects in vitrified and slow-fr...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Saymé N,Dite L,Krebs T,Kljajić M,Maas DHA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5alpha-Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the most powerful naturally occurring androgen, is commercially available since 1982 as a gel. In view of its considerably higher biopotency (three to six times) than of testosterone, side effects, particularly on the main target organ of androgens, the prostate, are anticipated. In f...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sakhri S,Gooren LJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Lepidium meyenii (maca) in chemically and physically subfertile mice. After 35 days, the following groups of mice were evaluated: control, sham, chemical subfertility, chemical subfertility-maca-supplemented, physical subfertility, physical subfertility-maca-suppleme...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Valdivia Cuya M,Yarasca De La Vega K,Lévano Sánchez G,Vásquez Cavero J,Temoche García H,Torres Torres L,Cruz Ornetta V

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high prevalence of low levels of cobalamin had been found in a survey of multi-ethnic normal individuals in Israel. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of cobalamin deficiency among Israeli couples suffering from infertility. All couples seen at the in vitro fertilization clinic at an urban ho...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pront R,Margalioth EJ,Green R,Eldar-Geva T,Maimoni Z,Zimran A,Elstein D

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The percentage of y chromatin positive spermatozoa had been determined using the fluorescence microsopce technique. After staining procedure with Atebrin we counted 44.1 (+/- 3.9)% y poistive sperms, after staining with Quinacrine mustard the amount was 48,4 (+/- 4,3)%. With statistical methods we examined the correla...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kaiser R,Herrmann WP,Broer KH,Fischer W

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was carried out to study the correlation of sperm quality parameters with antioxidant and oxidant status of buffalo bull semen during various stages of cryopreservation. Semen samples were evaluated for sperm parameters (mass motility [MM], concentration [CON], progressive motility [PM], viability [...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Lone SA,Prasad JK,Ghosh SK,Das GK,Balamurugan B,Verma MR

更新日期：2018-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Although histamine has been suggested to be involved in the control of male sexual function, including the induction of penile erection, its role in the human corpus cavernosum penis is still poorly understood. The aim of our study was to evaluate the course of histamine plasma levels through different stages of sexua...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Uckert S,Wilken M,Stief C,Trottmann M,Kuczyk M,Becker A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study described here was carried out to establish whether or not chloroquine was excreted in semen. Chloroquine was assayed in the semen of eight male volunteers (aged between 19 and 45 years) by a fluorimetric method before and after taking a total dose of 1.500 mg chloroquine base corresponding to the accepted d...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Adeeko AO,Dada OA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to access whether microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy (MSV) with testicular delivery has a better therapeutic effect than MSV without testicular delivery, including semen quality, serum testosterone (T) level and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-5 score in infertility mal...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jin L,Yao Q,Wu S,Dai G,Xiang H,Liu X,Xue B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seminal plasma of 31 patients were examined for the presence of sperm antibodies and for inhibitory properties on the transformation rates of donor lymphocytes cultured in vitro. Twenty five (80%) of the men revealed apart from fertile semen, no sperm antibody activities while six (20%) patients showed high sperma...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Franken DR,Slabber CF

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution constitutes the largest cause of environmental risks today. At present, no scientific publication linking environmental black soot and derangement in the hypothalamus and testis of rats exists. This study investigated the effect of black soot exposure on hypothalamic and testicular functions of male rats...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Onyeso G,Bohr EL,Nkpaa KW,Amadi PN,Ugwu AC

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sertoli-cell-only (SCO) syndrome, or germ cell aplasia, is diagnosed on testicular biopsy when germ cells are seen to be absent without histological impairment of Sertoli or Leydig cells. It is considered a situation of irreversible infertility. Recent studies have shown that varicocele, a bilateral disease, causes hy...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gat Y,Gornish M,Perlow A,Chakraborty J,Levinger U,Ben-Shlomo I,Pasqualotto F

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate Kruger strict morphology and conventional semen analysis in predicting cryosurvival and the progressive motility recovery rate of frozen spermatozoa. Our study included 56 semen samples with >10 million spermatozoa per ejaculate. The main outcome measures were conv...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Lee CY,Lee CT,Wu CH,Hsu CS,Hsu MI

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the synchronization between a periodic vibration and flashing light, we designed a device to determine the flagellar beating frequency of human sperm. The head of a spermatozoon was either held by the tip of a micropipette operated with a micromanipulator or adhered by itself on the surface of a glass slide w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chen CS,Chao HT,Leng CH,Pan RL,Wei YH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaline (ALP) and acid (ACP) phosphomonoesterases present in the cell-free extracts of the Triton x-100 treated freshly ejaculated chicken spermatozoa were studied of some of their physico-chemical properties. Alkaline phosphomonoesterase was found to have the optimal specific activity at pH 7.6 in 100 mM Tris-HCl bu...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mohan J,Panda JN,Singh US

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies showed that exposure to stress or nicotine induced reproductive impairment in male rats. Here, we assessed the effect of an antioxidant (vitamin E) on nicotine-, stress- and nicotine + stress-induced reproductive impairment in male rats. Forty-eight male albino Wistar rats were divided into eight grou...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Bisong SA,Ukoh IE,Nna VU,Ebong PE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of incubation with caffeine at final concentration of 0.5 and 5.0 mM for 30 min at ambient temperature were examined in three normal semen samples and three from asthenozoospermic men. A 50 frames/s microcinematographic analysis of the sperm motility was performed and two characteristic parameters of the t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Serres C,Feneux D,David G

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00