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dc.creatorSilva Junior,Valdemiro Amaro da
dc.creatorLins Amorim,Marleyne José Afonso Accioly
dc.creatorAmorim Junior,Adelmar Afonso de
dc.creatorPinto,Catarina Ferreira
dc.creatorDeiró,Tereza B. J.
dc.creatorOliveira,João Ricardo M. de
dc.creatorPeixoto,Christina Alves
dc.creatorManhães-de-Castro,Raul
dc.date2008-03-01
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dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022008000100009
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/59664
dc.descriptionThe aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the application of fluoxetine ­ a highly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) ­ in rats during the suckling period induces changes in testicular development. Groups of newborn male rats were randomly assigned with different doses of fluoxetine 24 hours after birth. Each litter stayed with its respective mother during 21 days. Body weight (BW) was measured daily from the 1st -21st day to calculate daily doses of fluoxetine. 5 mg (T1), 10 mg (T2) 20 mg (T3) or deionized water, were injected intraperitoneally. On the 21st day, animals were heparinized, anesthetized and blood was collected by cardiac puncture to determine by radioimmunoassay the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. Testis were removed, weighed, and processed for morphometric analysis. Fluoxetine groups presented decreased body and testicular weight when compared with the control group on the 21st day. Our findings show that the manipulation of the serotoninergic system with fluoxetine during the critical period of testicular development alters the Sertoli cell population and all testicular parameters related to this cell.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherSociedad Chilena de Anatomía
dc.relation10.4067/S0717-95022008000100009
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Morphology v.26 n.1 2008
dc.subjectFluoxetine
dc.subjectTestis development
dc.subjectSertoli cells
dc.subjectWistar rats
dc.titleNeonatal Administration of Fluoxetine Decreased Final Sertoli Cell Number in Wistar Rats


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