The toxicity of chlorinated organic compounds which may be generated as a by-product of drinking water chlorination has been an issue of increasing concern. Relatively few data are available concerning their reproductive toxicity. The present study was designed to evaluate the reproductive effects of one of these compounds, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP), in male and female rats. Adult males were ...

Various findings are given emphasis to Aluminium which has more and more obvious disturbance of the reproductive processes other body organs. The purpose of this review is to give a comprehensive report of the existing data on Aluminium induced male reproductive toxicity in different animal models. Along with, we also have made an attempt to present the possible mechanism related to Aluminium i...

Background and Aims: Quantum dots (QDs), as colloidal nanocrystalline semiconductors, present QD wavelengths in terms of biomedical assays and imaging, though the high toxicity of their core demands to be taken into consideration. Investigating this subject is taken into account as an important concept   concerning use of these nanoparticles in the medical applications. Materials a...

Background Nonyl phenol (NP) has been considered an endocrine disrupting substance causing reproductive dysfunction and increase in reactive oxygen species production in different organs including testis. vitamin E (VitE) is a potent scavenger of free radicals and is able to prevent the membrane damage mediated by free radicals The aim of this study was to elucidate the protective effects of Vi...

Reproductive health problem is more common nowadays and various causes like nutritional defect, socio-economic problems, life style changes are reason for that, among those reason, one important factor is environmental factor. In this study, the pesticide, Lindane is used to induce reproductive toxicity and the levels of male reproductive hormone, antioxidant and histopathology of rat testis wa...

The use of quantum dots (QDots) as bright and photostable probes for long-term fluorescence imaging is gaining more interest. Thus far, (pre)clinical use of QDots remains limited, which is primarily caused by the potential toxicity of QDots. Most QDots consist of Cd2+ ions, which are known to cause high levels of toxicity. Therefore, the cytotoxic effects of CdSe quantum dots on embryonic devel...

objective: in this study we investigated the effects of spearmint (mentha spicata labiatae) on the reproductive system, fertility and number of offspring in adult male rats. materials and methods: adult wistar male rats in one control (c) and three experimental groups (i, ii and iii) received 0, 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg spearmint extract orally for 45 days, respectively.  following this treatment, t...