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Effect of sleep deprivation on the physiological status of rat testis
Author(s) -
Mathur P. P.,
Chattopadhyay S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1991.tb02496.x
Subject(s) - sleep deprivation , sleep (system call) , endocrinology , medicine , andrology , physiology , biology , circadian rhythm , computer science , operating system
Summary. The effect of alteration of central turnover of monoamines on the intratesticular mechanisms in the testis of rats was studied after REM sleep‐deprivation. The reduction in the weights of ventral prostate, seminal vesicles and decreased activity of β‐glucuronidase in kidney reflected decreased availability of testosterone to the target organs. Decreased activities of lysosomal enzymes, acid phosphatase and β‐glucuronidase were associated with a decreased steroidogenic activity in the testis. The active mediation of lysosomal enzymes in the testicular function under altered condition was indicated.