Reproductive Ability of Germfree ICR Female Mice

Reproductive ability of pubertal male and female rats.

Ten Fisher rats 50 to 55 days of age made up the pubertal group, and ten rats 90 to 95 days of age served as the controls. The testicular and epididymal weights and volumes of the pubertal males were lower than those of the controls (P<0.001). There was also a difference in relative epididymal weight (P<0.001). The sperm of pubertal males was morphologically abnormal in 58.2% of cases, as oppos...

Reproductive ability of an adult female with Silver-Russell syndrome.

An adult female with typical features of Silver-Russell dwarfism gave birth to a viable infant. Despite the abnormalities in sexual development that may be associated with the Silver-Russell syndrome, fertility is not necessarily impaired, at least in females. The growth and development of children with the Silver-Russell syndrome have been studied (Silver, 1964; Tanner et al., 1975). There is,...

Germfree Mice Control Pulmonary Bacterial Infection in Inflammatory Response and Ability To Transient TLR Activation Restores

Interferon-producing capacity of germfree mice.

The general capacity of germfree mouse spleen cells to produce interferon in vitro in response to various stimuli was investigated. The interferon response of germfree mouse spleen cells in vitro, when compared with that of the conventionals, appears to be lower to some inducers. Interferon production in vitro stimulated by hemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ) or BHK-HVJ cells (BHK cells persi...

P-172: Teratogenic Effects of Imidacloprid and Precocene1 on Reproductive Ability in Female Wistar Rats

Background: Embryonic development is one of the most critical stages in animal life. This step is strongly influenced by environmental and internal factors. The widespread uses of agricultural pesticide and their teratogenic effect on fetuses is one of the biggest health challenges facing the human. We examined the effects of Imidacloprid (IMI) and Precocene1 (PRE1) on reproductive ability in W...