It has been established that excess germ cells in normal and in pathological conditions are removed from testicular tissue by the mechanism of apoptosis. Studies on germ cell apoptosis in avian species are grossly lacking, ...
Di(n-butyl) phthalate (DBP) is considered a substance of serious concern because of its reproductive toxicity and endocrine-disrupting properties. Exposure to DBP causes morphological and functional changes in the male ...
Molele, Reneilwe A.; Ibrahim, Mohammed I.A.; Zakariah, Musa; Mahdy, Mohammed A.A.; Clift, Sarah J.; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Brown, Geoffrey James(Elsevier, 2022-10)
This study investigated the developmental changes in the adherens junctions, gap junctions, as well as tight junctions forming the blood-testis barrier (BTB) in Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix japonica) testis. Testicular ...
Zakariah, Musa; Molele, Reneilwe A.; Mahdy, Mohammed A.A.; Ibrahim, Mohammed I.A.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy(Elsevier, 2022-01)
Exposure to dibutyl phthalate (DBP) induces testicular damage in mammals. However, studies on the effects of DBP on spermatogenic cells in birds are grossly lacking. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the ...
