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  • Title: Effects of in utero ultrasound exposure on the development of the fetal mouse testis.
    Author: Carnes KI, Hess RA, Dunn F.
    Journal: Biol Reprod; 1991 Sep; 45(3):432-9. PubMed ID: 1782291.
    Abstract:
    The effect on the developing fetal testis of in utero exposure to 1-MHz, continuous-wave ultrasound in the spatial peak, temporal average intensity range 0.5-10 W/cm2 for durations of 400-30 sec on Day 9, 12, or 15 of gestation was determined. Results show that two subtle, yet potentially deleterious, effects occurred: a reduction in the Sertoli cell population and an apparent delay in the cessation of gonocyte mitosis. An increase was also seen in the number of fetal resorptions and stillborn pups per number of implantation sites in the exposed specimens as compared to the sham and cage controls. Because the reduction in testis weight was proportional to decreased body weight and because there was no difference in Sertoli cell numbers due to day of treatment, the testicular effects may reflect a generalized delay in growth. Whether this effect of ultrasound on fetal testis will be translated into an equal reduction in germ cell numbers in the adult testis remains to be determined.
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