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Disorders of sex development (DSD): an overview of recent scientific advances [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Developments in biotechnology have radically altered clinical and research themes in the small field of disorders of sex development, as in other rare medical conditions. In the age of genetics, an increasing number of DSDs have been identified. Aided by
Conway, GS
core  

Paternal Exposure to the Neonicotinoid Pesticide Clothianidin Alters Sperm MicroRNA Profiles in Mice and Intergenerationally Reduces Locomotor Activity in Male Offspring

open access: yesJournal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accumulating evidence suggests that paternal environmental factors have epigenetic effects on sperm and influence offspring. Neonicotinoid pesticides (NNs), which are widely used around the world, are known to affect offspring phenotypes through maternal exposure in mice, but the effect of the paternal exposure remains unknown.
Makiko Ito   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictive factors of c-TESE success in eastern algerian patients with non-obstructive azoospermia: role of histology, hormones, and testicular volume

open access: yesBasic and Clinical Andrology
Background Non-obstructive azoospermia is the most severe and common form, representing 10–15% of infertile men. For these patients, testicular sperm extraction followed by intracytoplasmic sperm injection offer the only viable fertility option. However,
Besma Hibat allah Nourine   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE): Predictive value of preoperative hormonal levels and pathology in non-obstructive azoospermia

open access: yesKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of preoperative hormonal levels and pathology, as well as the outcome of microsurgical testicular sperm extraction in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), presenting to our clinic for
Alper Eken, Feray Gulec
doaj   +1 more source

Fresh Versus Frozen Testicular Sperm Samples in Microdissection Testicular Sperm Extraction Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Treatment

open access: yesGynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2017
Objective: The present study aims to compare the clinical outcomes of fresh versus frozen testicular samples in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia who would undergo intracytoplasmic sperm injection procedure.Study Design: This is a retrospective review of 541 patients with non-obstructive azoospermia who consecutively underwent microdissection ...
Şafak Hatırnaz   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Features of reproduction and assisted reproduction in the white (Ceratotherium simum) and black (Diceros bicornis) rhinoceros [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Despite the worldwide increase of rhinoceros calf numbers, the growth of the population of white and black rhinoceros is slowing down mainly due to anthropogenic causes, such as poaching and habitat loss.
Govaere, Jan   +3 more
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Effect of oral methyl-t-butyl ether (MTBE) on the male mouse reproductive tract and oxidative stress in liver [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
MTBE is found in water supplies used for drinking and other purposes. These experiments follow up on earlier reports of reproductive tract alterations in male mice exposed orally to MTBE and explored oxidative stress as a mode of action.
de Peyster, Ann   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Beyond Tradition: An Integrated Toxicological, Ecological, and Public Health Perspective on Aristolochic Acids

open access: yesJournal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aristolochia species have long been used in traditional medicine for their presumed anti‐inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial properties. However, extensive toxicological and epidemiological evidence now demonstrates that these plants contain aristolochic acids (AAs) I and II, highly potent nephrotoxic, genotoxic, and carcinogenic ...
Victor Ventura de Souza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical sperm retrieval: Techniques and their indications

open access: yesIndian Journal of Urology, 2011
Men with azoospermia can father a child through intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection if sperm can be retrieved from their epididymis or testis. Several percutaneous and open surgical procedures have been described to retrieve sperm.
Rupin Shah
doaj   +1 more source

Serum inhibin B as a marker of spermatogenesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Inhibin B is produced by Sertoli cells, provides negative feedback on FSH secretion, and may prove to be an important marker for the functioning of seminiferous tubules.
Jong, F.H. (Frank) de   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

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