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  • Title: Age-dependent differences in the effects of 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) on fertility, sperm count, testicular histology and hormonal profile in rats.
    Author: Sod-Moriah UA, Shemi D, Potashnik G, Kaplanski J.
    Journal: Andrologia; 1990; 22(5):455-62. PubMed ID: 2073055.
    Abstract:
    This study was set up to determine if there are any age-dependent differences in the adverse effects of DBCP on the reproductive system of male rats. Groups of male rats were injected at the ages of 7,30 or 90 days with a single (50 mg kg-1 body weight) or repeated (20 mg kg-1 body weight once a week for 3 weeks) dose of DBCP, dissolved in DMSO. Ninety days after the last injection the males' fertility was estimated and the animals were killed. Blood was collected for future hormone assays, organs were weighed, testes were then taken for histological studies and sperm counts. The results were compared with those of control peers. The results showed that animals injected at the ages of 7 or 90 days under both regimens of treatment were adversely affected. The damage was noted in their fertility rate, sperm production, testicular histology and hormonal profile. Those injected at the age of 30 days showed only an insignificant variation compared with controls.
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