title: Effect of textile waste water on the spermatogenesis of male albino rats.
abstract: Textile waste water released from dyeing and printing industries situated in Sanganer, Jaipur (India), brought about inhibition of spermatogenesis in male rats. Water analysis showed the presence of heavy metals at more than permissible limits. Oral administration of waste water to the rats at the dose level of 26.6 ml kg(-1) body wt. significantly reduced the weights of testes, epididymides and seminal vesicle. Treated animals showed a notable depression of various stages of spermatogenesis. The production of spermatids was inhibited by 70.8% in waste-water-treated rats. The populations of spermatogonia, preleptotene spermatocytes and secondary spermatocytes were decreased by 67.2, 71.1 and 73.2%, respectively. The total number of Sertoli cells was affected after waste water treatment. Reduced sperm count and motility resulted in treated groups. A significant fall in the content of various biochemical parameters of reproductive tissues was observed after water treatment.
authors.affiliation: Reproduction Physiology Section, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302 004, India.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Rakhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Rajesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007194:India; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000473:pathology; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D013784:Textiles; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014873:Water Pollutants