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  • Title: Effect of aldrin on accessory sex glands and plasma testosterone levels in rats.
    Author: Chatterjee S, Ray A, Deb C, Gosh S, Kabir SN, Pakrashi A.
    Journal: Andrologia; 1988; 20(6):472-6. PubMed ID: 3228213.
    Abstract:
    The effects of aldrin, an organochlorine insecticide, on accessory sex glands and plasma testosterone levels in rats were studied. The aldrin was administered i.p. for 13 days and 26 days at a dose of 150 micrograms/kg. Relative weights of prostate, seminal vesicles and coagulating glands were significantly decreased in the treated rats compared to those in controls. In addition, there was a significant fall in acid phosphatase activity in prostate and fructose content in accessory sex glands was also observed in treated animals. Plasma testosterone values showed a decrease with the duration of treatment. HCG supplementation with aldrin treatment prevented all those untoward effects of aldrin in experimental rats.
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