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Morphometric study of testis of Wistar rat after open‐ended vasectomy
Author(s) -
Whyte J.,
Cisneros A.I.,
Rubio E.,
Whyte A.,
Mazo R.,
Torres A.,
Sarrat R.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.10051
Subject(s) - medicine , vasectomy , germinal epithelium , stroma , ligation , epididymis , basement membrane , sperm , epithelium , testicle , spermatic cord , andrology , anatomy , pathology , spermatogenesis , population , research methodology , immunohistochemistry , family planning , environmental health
The effects on the testis of open‐ended vasectomy in the Wistar rat have been assessed morphometrically and evaluated statistically at 1, 4, 12, and 24 weeks after operation, and compared to those in sham‐operated controls. The open‐ended technique, ie, without ligation of the epididymal end of the cut ductus deferens, allowed drainage of sperm into the spermatic cord. During the period of our study, it did not affect the structure of the testis; although the germinal epithelium, basement membrane, and the stroma and cells of the interstitial space all showed variations when compared to the control group, these were not statistically significant. Clin. Anat. 15:335–339, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.