Vitamin status and spermatogenesis in rats during late stages after irradiation in various doses

The content of vitamin B^sub 2^ in testes increased 6.5 months postirradiation irrespective of the irradiation dose. The concentration of vitamin E decreased. The least pronounced decrease was observed in animals irradiated with 0.5 Gy; these changes persisted for 15.5 months. The concentration of s...

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Published inBulletin of experimental biology and medicine Vol. 128; no. 1; pp. 694 - 696
Main Authors Evdokimov, V. V., Kodentsova, V. M., Kurilo, L. F., Shileiko, L. V., Ostroumova, T. V., Vrzhesinskaya, O. L., Yakushina, L. M., Erasova, V. I., Kirpatovskii, V. I., Nefedov, I. Yu, Sakharov, I. Yu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.07.1999
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Food irradiation
Food science
Rodents
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Summary:The content of vitamin B^sub 2^ in testes increased 6.5 months postirradiation irrespective of the irradiation dose. The concentration of vitamin E decreased. The least pronounced decrease was observed in animals irradiated with 0.5 Gy; these changes persisted for 15.5 months. The concentration of spermatozoa, the weight of epididymides and body weight increased. No changes in angiotensin-converting enzyme activity were found. Histological changes in the testes attest to inhibited growth of the spermatogenic epithelium in convoluted seminiferous tubules, which depended on the irradiation dose.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0007-4888
1573-8221
DOI:10.1007/BF02433316