Effect of borax on testis of Indian desert gerbil, Meriones hurriane Jerdon.
Borax was injected at a dose level of 250 mg/kg b. wt for 16 days (total dose 4 g/kg b. wt) s.c. to active adult male gerbils. Borax caused several degenerative changes in the testes, of which giant cell formation, pyknosis and exfoliation are prominent. The increased activity of phosphatases was also noticed.
D000818:Animals; D001881:Borates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology
D001881:Borates; C018851:borax