Genan A. Al- Bairuty, Hanady S. Al-shmgani, Mohammed N. Taha
Abstract
Exposure to ethanol results in decline of testosterone levels, elevates oxidative stress and decreases semen parameters. The present study was designed to investigate the histological structure of testes and epididymes (head and tail) of albino rats treated with different concentrations (20%. 30%, 40%) of ethyl alcohol for 30 days. The results indicated that alcohol produced histopathological changes in the tissues of testes and epididymis (head and tail), which included degeneration, necrosis and decline in the sperm number in lumen of seminiferous tubules in testis and lifting epithelium from the basement membrane with damage of some epithelial cell, as well as the lowest thickness of epithelial cell in the head and tail of epididymis tubules. Thus, consumption of alcohol for one month caused histopathological changes in male reproductive system of the albino rats that cause decrease of the sexual activity of these animals.
جنان عدنان عبد اللطيف البيروتي | Genan Adnan Abdul-Bairuty | 5742