Effects of experimental varicocele on the testosterone level in the serum and testis of rats / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
; (12): 335-337, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effects of experimental varicocele (VC) on the serum testosterone (T) and intratesticular testosterone in adolescent rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A VC rat model was established by partial ligation of the left kidney vein in 20 SD rats, and another 20 were included in a sham operation group as controls. At 4 and 8 weeks, the concentrations of the serum T and intratesticular T were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). The testis tissues were homogenized and the extract liquid taken for RIA.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the controls, the level of serum T declined at 4 and 8 weeks in the VC group, but not significantly (P > 0.05), so was that of bilateral intratesticular T at 4 weeks, and with statistical significance at 8 (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Within 8 weeks, experimental VC could reduce the level of bilateral intratesticular T, but not that of serum T. Varicocele could damage Leydig cells.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Testículo
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Testosterona
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Varicocele
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Sangre
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Ratas Sprague-Dawley
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Células Intersticiales del Testículo
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Metabolismo
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Animals
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National Journal of Andrology
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2007
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