Early effect of the anticancer drug biocarbazin (DTIC synonym) on mice spermatogenesis

Autor: Y S, Martinova, D B, Nikolova, Z, Michova
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: Zeitschrift fur mikroskopisch-anatomische Forschung. 103(3)
ISSN: 0044-3107
Popis: Biocarbazin (DTIC synonym) is an anticancer drug acting as a purine analogue, as an alkylating agent, as a SH-group blocker. Biocarbazin administration in doses 50 and 200 mg/kg of body weight to adult male BALB/c mice suppresses the process of spermatogenesis. Seminiferous tubule of the testis displayed dose-dependent histological alterations manifested with decrease of mitotically dividing cells and increase in the number of multinucleated spermatocytes and spermatids. RNA synthetic activity studied by means of autoradiography showed a tendency for a reduction in the spermatogonia and pachytene spermatocytes.
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