Impairment of spermatogenesis in male rats during stress.
Stress is followed by severe disturbances in maturation of male gametes in the testicles, which concerns all populations of cells in the spermatogenic epithelium and modulates the function of endocrine cells (Leydig cells). The observed changes result in reproductive dysfunction of male albino rats.
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Department of Pathological Physiology, Nizhnii Novgorod State Medical Academy, Russia. potemin@pisem.net
D000818:Animals; D007985:Leydig Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000009:adverse effects; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D013739:Testosterone / Q000378:metabolism
D013739:Testosterone; D011374:Progesterone