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Morphological changes in the gonads of the Sabi ram experimentally infected with Trypanosoma congolense.
- Source :
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Small ruminant research : the journal of the International Goat Association [Small Rumin Res] 2001 Mar; Vol. 39 (3), pp. 225-232. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Indigenous Sabi rams of Southern Africa were experimentally infected with Trypanosoma congolense for 8 and 16 weeks. Testes weights (g) were significantly (P<0.05) lower in the infected (249.7+/-26.4) compared to the control (372.63+/-19.4) animals. Histopathological and ultrastructural changes included seminiferous tubular atrophy and mononuclear infiltration in the testis, and lesions in the epithelium of the corpus epididymidis (middle segment) as well as spermatozoa in the cauda epididymidis. The gonadal lesions may have the capability to impair fertility in Sabi rams infected with Trypanosoma congolense.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0921-4488
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Small ruminant research : the journal of the International Goat Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11230958
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0921-4488(00)00205-4