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Morphometry and histomorphometry of the testis in crossbred pigs fed diets with different protein levels
Efeitos da Insulação Escrotal sobre a Biometria Testicular e Parâmetros Seminais em Carneiros da Raça Santa Inês Criados no Estado do Ceará
The effect of age and season of the year on testicular function in the dog, as determined by histological examination of the seminiferous tubules and the estimation of peripheral plasma testosterone concentrations
Effect of Tris (Hydroxymethyl) Aminomethane Salt of Prostaglandin F2 on Post-Thaw Motility of Bovine Spermatozoa
Respostas hormonais ao tratamento com GnRH e estradiol e suas correlações com desenvolvimento testicular e número de células sertoli em touros angus x charolês na fase de pré-puberdade
Use of antibiotics in stallion semen for the control of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Plasma and testicular testosterone levels, volume density and number of Leydig cells and spermatogenic efficiency of rabbits
Plasma and tissue testosterone concentrations were determined by radioimmunoassay in 12 eight-month-old sexually mature New Zealand White rabbits and evaluated for possible associations with spermatogenic efficiency as well as with volume density and number of Leydig cells. Testicular tissue was processed histologically and histometry was performed in order to quantify germ cells, Sertoli cells and Leydig cells. Spermatogenic efficiency, reported as the ratios among germ cells (spermatogonia, primary spermatocytes and round spermatids) and by the ratio of germ cells to Sertoli cells, was not associated with testosterone levels. However, Leydig cell parameters such as number of Leydig cells per gram of testis, total number of Leydig cells per testis and percent cell volume of Leydig cell nuclei were correlated significantly with testosterone levels. The statistically significant correlation (r = 0.82, P<0.05) observed between testosterone levels and the number of Leydig cells per gram of testis suggests that, in the rabbit, the latter parameter can serve as a criterion for monitoring testosterone levels in this species under normal conditions