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ea0007p183 | Reproduction | BES2004

Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical examination of effects of leptin on testis in mice

Kus I , Canpolat S , Akpolat N , Ozogul C , Yilmaz B , Sarsilmaz M , Kelestimur H

This study was undertaken to examine the effects of leptin on testicular histology in mice. Animals were divided into two groups. Group I served as controls. Mice in Group II were injected daily with leptin for five days. All animals were killed by decapitation at the end of the experiment. The testes were removed and weighed out. Some of the testicular tissue specimens were used for light and electron microscopic examination. The remaining samples were processed for semiquant...