Two esterases common to seminal plasma, other external secretions and leucocytes in man.

abstract：:Methamphetamine has been reported to be an important drug in the field of reproductive toxicology. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of methamphetamine administrations on sperm morphology, sperm concentration and apoptotic activity inside seminiferous tubule in male rats. Rats were administered a do...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nudmamud-Thanoi S,Thanoi S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipomas are the most common benign tumours that originate from adipose tissue and can develop in any anatomical location where the adipose tissue layer is present in the body. Penile lipoma cases are very rare in the literature. Our case is a 21-year-old male patient who underwent TIPU operation 8 years ago due to dis...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ogras MS,Oguz E,Yildirim K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the hypothesis that genetic alterations of the human insulin-like 3 (INSL3) gene are associated with testicular maldescent (TMD). Genomic DNA was extracted and amplified from peripheral blood samples of 170 unrelated children with all possible phenotypical expressions of TMD and 50 volunteers w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mamoulakis C,Georgiou I,Dimitriadis F,Tsounapi P,Giannakis I,Chatzikyriakidou A,Antypas S,Sofras F,Takenaka A,Sofikitis N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E prostaglandins are formed in seminal vesicles and can be oxygenated by (omega-1)-hydroxylation catalysed by cytochrome P450 to 19(R)-hydroxy metabolites. The latter are not further metabolized. Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), PGE2, 19-hydroxy-PGE1 and 19-hydroxy-PGE2 were measured in seminal fluid of 95 men, who attended t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pourian MR,Kvist U,Björndahl L,Oliw EH

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaporin-9 (AQP-9) regulates tissue hydration by promoting transmembrane exchanges of both water and solutes, such as lactate. The latter is a key metabolite of primary spermatocytes and of maturing haploid germ cells (h-GCs). The present investigation was aimed at immunolocalising human AQP-9 in both normal and vari...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Arena S,Arena F,Maisano D,Di Benedetto V,Romeo C,Nicòtina PA

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of ivermectin (IVM) with therapeutic dose (injected with 0.56 mg/kg b.wt.) either alone or combined with alpha lipoic acid (ALA) (50 mg/kg b.wt daily) on expression of testicular insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and heat-shock protein A1 (HSPA1)) g...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： El-Maddawy ZK,Abd El Naby WSH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of chronic chloroquine administration on prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) stimulation of testosterone secretion by the rat Leydig cells was studied. Adult albino (Wistar strain) rats were injected with 4 mg/kg body weight of chloroquine phosphate every other day for 30 days. At...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nduka EU,Dada OA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In eutherian mammalian spermatozoa the capacitation is coupled to a specific type of metabolism, that is glycolysis or oxidative respiration. A cytochemical study was carried out on cytochrome oxidase and lactate dehydrogenase in human spermatozoa collected at different times during in vitro capacitation. Human sperma...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ferrandi B,Lange Consiglio A,Chiara F,Uber E,Marchini M,Baglioni A,Carnevali A,Cremonesi F,Porcelli F

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A histochemical study has been made of the localization and changes of lipids, carbohydrates, ATPase and 5'-nucleotidase in fresh and fixed frozen sections of testicular and epididymal components in the normal and alpha-chlorohydrin-treated rats. After treatment with a single low dose of alpha-chlorohydrin, the phosph...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Guraya SS,Gill SK

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a study of 373 cases of male sterility in Tunisia are presented. Factors with negative effects on fertility are listed according to their incidence: hypogonadism, gonococci infection, following varicocele and excessive smoking. Important is; early diagnosis of venereal disease and its effective treatmen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jaballah N

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin, a common chemotherapeutic drug, can induce testicular toxicity. Methylene blue, a potent antioxidant, can inhibit the generation of free radicals. This research aimed to study the protective effect of methylene blue against the cisplatin-induced toxicity of the reproductive system in rats. 35 male Wistar ra...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gholami Jourabi F,Yari S,Amiri P,Heidarianpour A,Hashemi H

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of 'natural' anti-sperm antibodies found in fertile humans, virgin girls, and boys before puberty, is quite obscure. One hypothetical mechanism relates their existence to inflammatory gastrointestinal entities: as a result of the disease, cross-reactive antibodies produced against gastrointestinal flora bin...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kalaydjiev S,Dimitrova D,Mitov I,Dikov I,Nakov L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has been conducted to investigate the effect of hesperidin on colistin-induced reproductive damage in male rats. Twenty-four adult male Sprague Dawley rats were used as animal material. They were divided into four groups: control group, received physiological saline for 7 days by oral gavage; hesperidin gro...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Aksu EH,Kandemir FM,Küçükler S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian target of rapamycin (TOR) has been implicated in the control of different stressors, growth factors, nutrients and hormones, participating in the control of key cellular functions. Controlling this many pathways poses mTOR signalling as a potential new target in new treatment strategies for multiple canc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yaba A,Bozkurt ER,Demir N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the protective effects of Eugenia jambolana extract (EJE) or N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on testis, cisplatin (CIS, 5 mg kg(-1) bw, single dose) was administered either alone or along with EJE (25 mg kg(-1) bw, alternate day) or NAC (150 mg kg(-1) bw, Day 1 and 4) for 7 days. Significant alterations in serum LH,...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Anand H,Misro MM,Sharma SB,Prakash S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ZP3 protein is a zona pellucida glycoprotein which plays a major role in sperm binding and induction of the acrosome reaction. ZP3 proteins occur in various mammalian zonae pellucidae; their primary structures are highly conserved as revealed by cDNA cloning. We generated antisera against synthetic peptides that a...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hinsch E,Hinsch KD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous study conducted in our department showed that 50% ethanolic extract of the root of Ricinus communis possess reversible antifertility effect and a 62-kDa protein (Rp) from this extract is responsible for the antifertility effects. In this study, we compared the spermicidal effect of this Rp with nonoxynol-9 (N...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nithya RS,Anuja MM,Rajamanickam C,Indira M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the role of testosterone propionate (TP) on the antioxidant system of the rat testis, lipid peroxidation (LPX) and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) of the testis of testosterone-treated and control rats were compared. The results indicate...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chainy GB,Samantaray S,Samanta L

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 10 days i.m. treatment of testosterone propionate (TP) on plasma testosterone and accessory reproductive organs were studied in adult (6 to 6 1/2 kg) male rhesus monkeys, housed under natural light conditions using six different dose levels. The study was scheduled in the month of September and October. ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mangat HK

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple number of techniques and devices have been described concerning circumcision method so far. One of them is thermocautery device, and it has been widely used. Although there is controversy that the penis may be damaged due to the heat generated during the use of the device, not enough histopathological studies...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Akyüz O,Tatar Z

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The acrosome is a secretory vesicle located in the sperm head. The acrosome reaction consists in the fusion of the sperm plasma membrane with the external acrosomal membrane. It has been observed that this reaction does not take place in spermatozoa incubated in cervical mucus, hydrogel that contains high concentratio...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Vigil P,Toro A,Godoy A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sperm motile efficiency (SME) of fresh spermatozoa in a hypotonic medium was investigated concerning the prediction of post thaw motility and the differentiation between fertile men and infertility patients. A total of 95 semen samples were collected for this study. Twenty of these samples were obtained from semen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Glander HJ,Bock H,Winiecki P

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm morphology has been consistently correlated with fertilisation success or failure. The clinical relevance of the percentage normal spermatozoa has been a widely discussed topic amongst infertility specialists and scientists. This study aimed to evaluate the role of sperm morphology as an indicator of additional ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Franken DR

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Leptin is a 167-amino acid protein that stimulates gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion and exerts indirect effects on the gonads via neuropeptide Y, NPY. Recent research has suggested that leptin may also have an effect on testosterone secretion. To investigate the role of leptin in reproduction, leptin in testi...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Glander HJ,Lammert A,Paasch U,Glasow A,Kratzsch J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural heterozygosities of the karyotype have detrimental effects on the meiotic process, resulting very often in impairment of fertility in the carriers. Both male and female germ cell development are affected by chromosomal variability although spermatogenesis seems particularly prone to be affected, probably be...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Redi CA,Garagna S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:30 patients with normogonadotrophic oligozoospermia from 1-20 mill/ml (group A) and 30 men with a sperm density from 210-40,0 mill/ml (group B) from the andrologic laboratory of the University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graz, Austria were treated with a 120 mg testosteron-undecanoate per os for 100 days. On...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pusch HH

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：: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