Dergiler / Medical Journal of Ege University / 1997 / Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1

The effect of thyroidectomy on testicular morphology in adult male rats

Gülgün KAYALIOĞLU,Lokman ÖZTÜRK,Yılmaz ŞENYILMAZ

Sayfa
1–4
DOI
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Abstract

The effect of thyroidectomy on testicular morphology was studied in adult male albino rats. Thyroidectomy caused a decrease in testicular weight and body weight, but no difference on relative testis weight. There was a decrease on seminiferous tubulus diameter, while the spermatid/spermatogonium ratio which is highly correlated with the efficiency of spermatogenesis did not change after thyroidectomy. No other morphological changes were observed in the seminiferous tubules of testis.