PPAR-γ agonist pioglitazone improves semen quality and testicular histomorphometrics with partial reversal of hyperglycaemia in alloxan-induced diabetic rats
Objective: Chronic hyperglycaemia is associated with subfertility and infertility in male diabetic subjects, possible as a result of perturbed testicular antioxidant defence system. Recent evidence however shows that some testicular cells produce insulin and this raises the possibility of a role for...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Middle East Fertility Society Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110569014200550 |