Intratesticular morphometric, cellular and endocrine changes in dromedary bulls exhibiting azoospermia
| Autor: | M.S El-Belely, A.A Al-Qarawi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male
endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Camelus Biology Electroejaculation Testicular Diseases Andrology chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine Testis medicine Thickened tubular basement membrane Endocrine system Animals Testosterone Azoospermia Baseline values General Veterinary Estradiol urogenital system Oligospermia medicine.disease Endocrinology chemistry Case-Control Studies Animal Science and Zoology Spermatogenesis Histamine |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997). 167(2) |
| ISSN: | 1090-0233 |
| Popis: | Twenty bulls, aged 7–12 years and selected from six dromedary farms were used in this study. Fifteen previously fertile animals were divided into fertile (controls) and infertile groups on the basis of abnormal scrotal contents following palpation and azoospermic ejaculates collected by electroejaculation. An examination of the clinical and histological findings as well as the testicular patterns of oestradiol-17β, testosterone and histamine indicated that three bulls displayed normal ranges comparable to the controls but with bilateral spermatocoeles in the caput epididymides in conjunction with the soft texture of the testicles. Seven bulls showed moderate testicular firmness and springiness, a marked increase in testicular oestradiol-17β and histamine concentrations, and increases in surface area, density of mast cells and percentages of seminiferous tubules containing premeiotic spermatogenic cells as well as decreases in testicular testosterone concentrations, surface area of Leydig cells and diameter of the seminiferous tubules. The remaining five infertile animals had small hard testicles, supranormal testicular testosterone concentrations, baseline values of testicular oestradiol-17β and histamine, decreased numbers of Sertoli and mast cells, with a predominance (98.2%) of seminiferous tubules containing spermatogonia resting on a thickened tubular basement membrane. The results provide information on the relationship between gonadotrophin, testicular oestrogen, androgens and histamine as well as spermatogenesis in normal and azoospermic dromedary bulls. |
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