Effect of chronic low-intensity microwave radiation on sperm count, sperm morphology, and testicular and epididymal tissues of rats

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dc.contributor.authorAkdag, MZ
dc.contributor.authorÇelik, MS
dc.contributor.authorKetani, A
dc.contributor.authorNergiz, Y
dc.contributor.authorDeniz, M
dc.contributor.authorDasdag, S
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:20:34Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:20:34Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic microwave exposure on sperm count, sperm morphology, and the morphology of rat testis and epididymes. Continuous wave microwave radiation (9450 MHz) specific absorption rate 1.80 W/kg and power density 2.65 mW/cm(2), was administered for 1 h a day for 13, 26, 39, and 52 days, which corresponded to 1, 2, 3, and 4 cycles of seminiferous epithelium, in mature male Sprague-Dawley rats. The rats were sacrificed under Ketalar anesthesia the day after exposure. Then epididymal sperm count, sperm morphology, and the weights of testis, epididymes, seminal vesicles, and prostate were determined. Histologic examinations of testis and epididymes were performed. The parameters were compared with sham groups. Epididymal sperm count decreased significantly only in the 52-day exposure group (p < 0.05). The percentage of abnormal sperm count changed significantly in the 26-, 39-, and 52-day exposure groups (p < 0.05, p < 0.05, and p < 0.001, respectively). The weights of testis and epididymes also changed significantly in the 26-, 39-, and 52-day exposure groups (p < 0.05, p < 0.05, and p < 0.05, respectively). Necrotic tubules, interstitial edema, perforated and necrotic tubules, decrease of spermatogenesis, and absent germinal epithelium in some tubules were observed in the exposed rat testes. In addition, we observed atrophy, interstitial edema, mononuclear cell infiltration, and increased fibroblastic activity in the exposed rat epididymes. We concluded that epididymal sperm count and morphology and weight and morphology of testis and epididymes were affected by chronic prolonged microwave exposure. The incidence of symptoms mentioned here depended on exposure duration.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/15368379909012907
dc.identifier.endpage145en_US
dc.identifier.issn1061-9526
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0033430796
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage133en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3109/15368379909012907
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/19134
dc.identifier.volume18en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000081164300003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMarcel Dekker Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofElectro- and Magnetobiology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keyword]en_US
dc.titleEffect of chronic low-intensity microwave radiation on sperm count, sperm morphology, and testicular and epididymal tissues of ratsen_US
dc.titleEffect of chronic low-intensity microwave radiation on sperm count, sperm morphology, and testicular and epididymal tissues of rats
dc.typeArticleen_US

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