title: Fertile semen from 9-week-old chicks treated with tamoxifen.
abstract: White Leghorn male chicks were injected with 1 mg/kg BW of tamoxifen (an anti-estrogen) on alternating days between 2 and 9 wk of age. This treatment increased testes weight and induced semen production in response to the abdominal massage procedure. Insemination of laying hens with this semen resulted in hatching of live chicks from their eggs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rozenboim
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gvaryahu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robinzon
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sayag
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Snapir
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002060:Bursa of Fabricius / Q000187:drug effects; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D003129:Comb and Wattles / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000187:drug effects; D012661:Semen / Q000187:drug effects*; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D013629:Tamoxifen