Dose and time related responses of the irradiated prepubertal rat testis. II. Seminiferous epithelial function.
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Department of Radiobiology, Paterson Laboratories, CHristie Hospital and Holt Radium InstituteIssue Date
1985-12
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Dose-related effects of radiation upon the seminiferous epithelium were examined in the prepubertal rat. Marked damage to the spermatogenic cell populations was produced by doses of 5 Gy and above. As a result serum levels of FSH were increased, maximum changes being observed at 2 weeks, but levels remaining high even at 36 weeks after irradiation. Serum levels of androgen binding protein (ABP) were inversely related to serum FSH. Above a threshold dose of 5 Gy, serum ABP levels were reduced to between 30-50% of control values, possibly indicating damage to the Sertoli cells. Progression in the degree of testicular failure was indicated at 36 weeks after a dose of 15 Gy by further increases in serum gonadotrophins when compared to earlier times and by the absence of spermatogenesis.Citation
Dose and time related responses of the irradiated prepubertal rat testis. II. Seminiferous epithelial function. 1985, 8 (6):484-96 Int J AndrolJournal
International Journal of AndrologyDOI
10.1111/j.1365-2605.1985.tb00861.xPubMed ID
3938979Type
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enISSN
0105-6263ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/j.1365-2605.1985.tb00861.x