Open AccessMorphometric and stereological assessment of the effects of long-term administration of quinine on the morphology of rat testis
Author(s) -
AA Osinubi,
CC Noronha,
A O Okanlawon
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v24i3.28198
Subject(s) - medicine , stereology , quinine , body weight , lumen (anatomy) , physiology , andrology , pathology , malaria
Quinine (QU) has been used worldwide in the suppression and treatment of malaria for more than 350 years. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term morphological response of the testis to long-term administration of QU using stereological parameters.