Histological and biochemical investigations on the testicular tissue of 30 adult dogs were performed one to twenty-one weeks after unilateral section of various spinal nerves innervating it.
Remarkable changes in the tubules and the interstitial tissue were recognized after section of both the ventral and dorsal roots or the hypogastric nerve. After section of the ventral roots, the germinal cells were decreased remarkablly in number while no significant changes in the interstitial tissue could be found. After section of the dorsal roots or removal of the spinal ganglions, no remarkable change was observed in the tubules while edema and increase of interstitial cells were recognized.
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O2 and QC
O2 of testicular tissue were increased after section of various nerves, especially both the ventral and dorsal roots. No remarkable change of them after removal of the spinal ganglions or section of the hypogastric nerve could be recognized. Succinic and lactic dehydrogenase activities were generally decreased, but the value of SDH/LDH was increased corresponding to the changes in the interstitial tissue.
It was assumed that these changes corresponding to the kind of the nerve resected would be produced by the direct effect of nerve section on the testicular tissue.
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