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Ultrasonographic and quantitative histologic assessment of sequelae to testicular biopsy in stallions
1992
DelVento, V.R. | Amann, R.P. | Trotter, G.W. | Veeramachaneni, D.N.R. | Squires, E.L.
A sample of testicular parenchymal tissue, approximately 2 X 7 X 7 mm, was aseptically removed from 1 testis in each of 9 stallions on day 0. Slight to moderate hemorrhage from the tunica albuginea was observed in 8 stallions, but bleeding from the parenchyma was detected in only 2 stallions. Stallions were castrated 27 days later. Normal development of granulation tissue was evident at the biopsy site, but hematomas were not observed. In situ measurement of the widths of the right and left testes, total scrotal width, and evaluation of testicular echogenicity during ultrasonography were variables used to monitor changes in the testicular parenchyma from 14 days before biopsy through 27 days after biopsy. The control testis was consistently larger than the biopsied testis, except for day 3. Ultrasonography revealed signs of a localized change in the parenchyma of the biopsied testis in 4 stallions, but each lesion decreased in size by day 27. Tissues removed during biopsy enabled an excellent appraisal of spermatogenesis at that time. Detailed examinations of seminiferous tubules in the testes were performed to assess for damage to testicular function. At castration, samples were taken from 6 sites in each testis. Quantitative histologic evaluations of testicular tissues revealed low numbers of spherical spermatids and pachytene spermatocytes in biopsied testes, compared with control testes. It was concluded that there was a transitory increase in degeneration of preleptotene spermatocytes and B spermatogonia at the time of biopsy. A mild inflammatory response at the biopsy site in some testes was evidenced by an increased number of leukocytes at the biopsy site and at a dorsal site. Because damage was minimal and appeared to be transitory, it was concluded that the open method of biopsy does not greatly alter the process of spermatogenesis or function of the testis in stallions.
Show more [+] Less [-]Spermiogenesis and fine structure of the sertoli cell junctional specialization in the Jindo dog - (2) - Fine structure of the sertoli cell junctional specialization
1992
Park, Y.S. | Lee, J.H. (Chonnam National University, Kwangju (Korea Republic). College of Veterinary Medicine)
Spermiogenesis and fine structure of the sertoli cell junctional specialization in the Jindo dog - (1) - Studies on spermiogenesis in the Jindo dog
1992
Park, Y.S. | Lee, J.H. (Chonnam National University, Kwangju (Korea Republic). Department of Veterinary Anatomy)
