Sharma, Indu Kumari, Priti Sharma, Anuradha Saha, Subhas Chandra
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Middle East Fertility Society Journal
BackgroundCOVID-19 is the most recent zoonotic outbreak of coronaviruses. Mostly, it invades the cells of the respiratory system by binding to the receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) which is also present in other organs like the kidney, testis, ovaries, breast, heart, and intestine, rendering them prone to be infected. The reproductive...
Martinez, Guillaume Garcia, Cécile
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Molecular and cellular endocrinology
Many aspects of primate sperm physiology and reproductive behavior have been influenced by sexual selection, especially in taxa exposed to sperm competition where females mate with multiple partners. Primate sperm diversity reflects therefore the evolutionary divergences of the different primate species and the impact of a combination of variables ...
Elsedawi, Basma Fathi Hussein, Youssef Sabry, Mohamed Ahmed Aziz, Joseph Amin
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Anatomical science international
Fluoxetine (FLX) is extensively used for the treatment of a diversity of psychiatric disorders, mainly depression. However, it can adversely affect male fertility. This study was done to clarify the changes which take place in the testes after the oral administration of FLX and to evaluate the possible preventative role of curcumin. Seventy-six adu...
Ganapathy, Arthi Jayaraman Pushpaja, Jessy Kapoor, Kanchan Sharma, Mahesh Kumar Singh, Seema Jhajhria, Saroj Kaler
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Anatomical science international
Gubernaculum testes is the most important parameter in testicular migration. At the end of migration, it is described as scrotal ligament, which has implications in testicular torsion. The present study aims to examine the structure of scrotal ligament and compare it with gubernaculum. Sixteen adult cadaveric testicular specimens and fourteen fetal...
Prabhat, Abhilash Batra, Twinkle Kumar, Vinod
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Hormones and behavior
Food availability affects metabolism and reproduction in higher vertebrates including birds. This study tested the idea of adaptive homeostasis to time-restricted feeding (TRF) in diurnal zebra finches by using multiple (behavioral, physiological and molecular) assays. Adult birds were subjected for 1 week or 3 weeks to food restriction for 4 h in ...
Marciniak, Paweł Urbański, Arkadiusz Lubawy, Jan Szymczak, Monika Pacholska-Bogalska, Joanna Chowański, Szymon Kuczer, Mariola Rosiński, Grzegorz
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Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology
Neuropeptides of short neuropeptides F family (sNPF) have been identified in various arthropods. They are pleiotropic neuromolecules which so far have been mainly associated with regulation of feeding and metabolism, as well as growth and development, locomotion, circadian rhythm or learning and memory. Here, we describe the effects of Tenebrionid ...
Kumar, Jitendra Haldar, Chandana Verma, Rakesh
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Biological trace element research
The excess fluoride intake has been shown to adversely affect male reproductive health. The aim of the present study was to investigate the key mechanism underlying fluoride-induced testicular dysfunction and the role of melatonin as a modulator of testicular metabolic, oxidative, and inflammatory load. The present results indicated that sodium flu...
Vo, Van Giau Bagyinszky, Eva Shim, Kyuhwan Park, Yoon Soo An, Seong Soo A
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Molecular & cellular toxicology
Within the last two decades several members of the Coronaviridae family namely Severe Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) have demonstrated epidemic potential. In late, 2019 an unnamed genetic relative, later named SARS-CoV-2 realized its potential in the highly populous neighborhoods of Wuhan, China. Unc...
Wang, Jicang Zhu, Huali Wang, Ke Yang, Zijun Liu, Zongping
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Environmental science and pollution research international
Cadmium (Cd), a highly toxic heavy metal, adversely affects human and animal health. Quercetin (Que) is a kind of flavonoid that can protect many tissues from the toxic effect of heavy metals. Although many studies have explored the adverse effects of cadmium on rats and other animals, the mechanism of Cd-induced testicular autophagy and the antago...
Peng, Yang Ouyang, Longyuan Lin, Zhi Zhang, Fan Wang, Huanjun Guan, Jian
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Abdominal radiology (New York)
Nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) can be caused by various diseases, including congenital disorders, endocrine disorders, infections, tumor or tumor-like diseases, vascular diseases, etc. Diagnosis of the underlying cause of NOA is complicated and challenging. In this study, we introduce an MR examination protocol for the etiological diagnosis of NO...