title: [Morphological changes in male sexual glands in Kaluga regions contaminated with radionuclides].
abstract: 41 testes of males who died after living 7-9 years in Kaluga region contaminated with radionuclides after the Chernobyl accident (1-5 and higher Ci/km2) were studied morphologically. Various alterations were found in 75.6% of the cases. All the testes contained Cs-137 (11-45 Bq/kg). The correlation between the radionuclide content and level of radiation pollution was lacking. Maximal content of Cs-137 was in testicular tissue of boys (45 Bq/kg).
authors.affiliation: I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Lysenko
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Kirpatovskiĭ
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pisarenko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011210:Power Plants; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014455:Ukraine