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Suppression of testicular steroidogenesis in rats by the organochlorine insecticide Aldrin
S CHATTERJEE, A RAY, P BAGCHI, C DEB
Published in ELSEVIER SCI LTD
1988
Volume: 51
   
Issue: 2
Pages: 87 - 94
Abstract
Treatment with Aldrin, an organochlorine insecticide, for 13 and 26 days caused suppression of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD) activities, along with accumulation of cholesterol in the testicular tissues of adult rats. The same treatment also resulted in a reduction in the nuclear diameter of Leydig cells (LCND) and diameter of seminiferous tubules. A decrease in the weight of testes, seminal vesicles and ventral prostate was also noted. HCG administration in the long-term (26 days) treatment restored the steroidogenic enzymes activity and the nuclear diameter of the Leydig cells. It also reduced the accumulation of tissue cholesterol towards the vehicle-injected controls. The inhibition of steroidogenesis in the testes possibly reflects a decrease in pituitary gonadotrophin release after the treatment with Aldrin. © 1988.
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JournalData powered by TypesetEnvironmental Pollution
PublisherData powered by TypesetELSEVIER SCI LTD
ISSN0269-7491