Effect of a combination of pesticides, viz. Delatmethrin 1% + Chlorpyriphos 35% EC, has been studied on the reproductive toxicology of wistar rats. Male rats were exposed to test substance at the dose level of 15, 25, and 35-mg/kg body weight for a consecutive period of 20 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, all the animals were subjected for necropsy, sperm parameters such as motilit...

The 50% ethanolic extract of the root bark of C. odorata administered orally at the dose of 1g/kg body weight/day for 60 days resulted in decreased epididymal sperm motility and sperm count in male albino rats. Morphological abnormalities were also observed in the sperms. The testicular glycogen, the activities of 3beta hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, malic enz...

BACKGROUND A 66-year-old male with a history of severe ischemic myopathy and renal failure underwent a combined heart and kidney transplant. Postoperative failure of the transplanted kidney eventually led to the need for peritoneal dialysis (PD). METHODS After one month, the PD catheter was laparoscopically repositioned after it was found to have migrated from its correct position in the pelv...

To cite: Vassallo E, Pullicino R, Grech R, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-202997 DESCRIPTION A 56-year-old man presented to his general practitioner with a painless, rapidly growing left testicular mass over a period of 3 months. The patient was a known case of type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension with no relevant surgical histo...

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies suggest a temporal trend of earlier onset and longer duration of puberty, raising concerns regarding the potential impact of environmental factors on pubertal development. Lead exposure has been associated with delayed pubertal onset in girls; however, epidemiologic data in boys are limited. METHODS We used multivariable logistic regression models to explore t...

background: disruption of testicular function and arrest ofspermatogenesis are the consequence of cryptorchidism inresponse to elevated temperature. objectives:this investigationwas set to clarify the possible ghrelin efficacy in altering somesperm quality parameters upon experimentally-induced cryptorchidism.methods: thirty male adult rats were scheduled for thestudy and were divided into thre...

The present study investigated the effects of Vernonia cinerea (VC) on the reproductive function in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic male rats. Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: group 1, normal control rats; group 2, diabetic untreated rats; group 3, diabetic rats treated with VC (10 mg/kg); and group 4, diabetic rats treated with VC (40 mg/kg). ...

Synthetic, structural and biological aspects of tetraazamacrocyclic complexes of Tin(II) have been described. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, molecular weight determination conductance measurements and electronic, infrared, H,C and Sn NMR spectral studies. Ligand and their unsymmetrical complexes have been tested for their antimicrobial effects on several pathogenic fung...

A study was conducted to compare the testicular morphology and semen quality of three strains (FUNAAB-Alpha, ISA brown and Bantam) of chickens. A total of 45, thirty four week old cocks were used for the six months study. Semen samples were collected weekly by abdominal massage technique and semen volume, colour, pH, motility, percentage live, normal and sperm concentration were evaluated. Test...

Lead poisoning often prevails in children and industrial workers. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of lead acetate on steroidogenic functions of testis, serum levels of gonadotrophins and testosterone in albino rats. Testicular steroidogenic activity was evaluated by measuring the activities of two steroidogenic key enzymes, Delta5-3beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (Del...