Effects of long-term zearalenone administration on spermatogenesis and serum luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and prolactin values in male rats

Effects of long-term zearalenone administration on spermatogenesis and serum luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and prolactin values in male rats

1995

Body and testis weights, serum luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and prolactin values and volume fractions of Sertoli cells, spermatogonia, early and late primary spermatocytes, and round and long spermatids were evaluated in 70-day-old male rats treated orally with 20 mg of zearalenone/kg of body weight daily for 5 weeks. A significant (P < 0.05) increase in serum prolactin concentration was consistently observed during the 5 weeks of treatment with zearalenone. Significant changes were not observed in any of the other variables evaluated.

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animals blood blood serum body weight cytology epithelium follicle stimulating hormone luteinizing hormone luteinizing hormone pharmacology physiology prolactin prolactin rats rats rats spermatocytes spermatocytes spermatogenesis spermatogenesis spermatozoa testes testis zearalenone zearalenone

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Published in

American journal of veterinary research

Volume 56 Issue 7 Pagination 954 - 958 ISSN 0002-9645

Publisher

Elsevier Inc.

Other Subjects

Drug effects; Sertoli cells; Time factors; Administration & dosage; Spermatogonia; Spermatogonia; Spermatids; Organ size; Sertoli cells; Reference values; Spermatids; Follicle-stimulating hormone; Male; Wistar

Language

English

Note

2019-12-05

Type

Journal Article; Text

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