Effect of long-term simulated microgravity on some sexual traits of male Japanese quail

Title:

Effect of long-term simulated microgravity on some sexual traits of male Japanese quail

Creator:

Škrobánek, P., Baranovská, M., Šárniková, B., Michal Zeman, and Okuliarová, M.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:4b5490c6-494d-49a2-820c-a7eda572f2da
uuid:4b5490c6-494d-49a2-820c-a7eda572f2da

Subject:

Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie člověka, human physiology, hypodynamia, body weight, cloacal gland, testes, testosterone, 14, and 612

Type:

article, články, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of long-term stay of Japanese quail in simulated microgravity on some sexual features of males. As a model for simulating microgravity exposure of birds in laboratory conditions was used hypodynamia. The mean left testis weight in males reared under hypodynamia from day 3 up to 180 days of age was lower than that of control (P<0.05), but the right testis weight differences between both groups were not significant. Also the area, volume and foam production of cloacal gland was not significantly decreased in hypodynamia birds at the end of experiment. By contrast, the plasma testosterone concentration of males living in hypodynamia was reduced about 50 % at 90 and 180 days of age in comparison to control (P<0.05) suggesting some negative effects on sexual development. Our results demonstrated that male quail kept under simulated microgravity conditions were sexually competent although their sexual efficiency was reduced especially in terms of plasma testosterone., P. Škrobánek ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje seznam literatury

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Source:

Physiological research | 2012 Volume:61 | Number:4

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