Title: Dynamic analysis of sexual organ weight and serum levels of glucose, glycosylprotein, testosterone in male rats with short-term diabetes
Abstract:Objective:To study the effect of short term diabetes on the changes of sexual organ weights and serum levels of testosterone in male rats. Methods: All rats were divided into control (C) and diabetes ...Objective:To study the effect of short term diabetes on the changes of sexual organ weights and serum levels of testosterone in male rats. Methods: All rats were divided into control (C) and diabetes (D). Diabetes group was observed on 1 day, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days after injection of streptozotocin. All rats were killed for measurement of serum levels of glucose, glycosylprotein, testosterone and weights of sexual organs (testis, epididymis, seminal vesicle and prostate). Results: The serum levels of glucose, glycosylprotein of diabetes group decreased significantly,compared with those of control group; the serum levels of T lowered remarkably compared with control levels after three days of injection of STZ. The weight of epididymis, siminal vesicle and prostate reduced remarkably,compared with control group. The weights of siminal vesicle, prostate negatively correlated with serum levels of glucose and glycosyprotein, and they positively correlated with serum levels of testosterone. Conclusion: The sexual organs (testis, epididymis, seminal vesicle and prostate) of male rats with short term diabetes were damaged, and the changes of sexual organs closely related with the serum levels of testosterone besides irregular metabolism in diabetes.Read More
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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