Endocrine Abstracts

Atrazine is a chloro-s-triazine herbicide that has been in used worldwide for over 4 decades now. Its endocrine disrupting effects have been shown in mammals but the specific mechanism or mechanisms of action remain unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effects of atrazine on testicular antioxidant systems and on some spermatological parameters in rats.Atrazine was administered to wistar rats at a dose equivalent to 120 mg/kg or 200 mg...