RADIATION EFFECTS ON RAT TESTES

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Authors:
G. S. GUPTA
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S. R. BAWA
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0440223
Volume/Issue:
Volume 44: Issue 2
Page Range:
223–233
Article Type:
Research Article
Online Publication Date:
Aug 1975
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Summary.

Acid phosphatase is present in the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells in the seminiferous tubules and the interstitium of rat testes. The effect of irradiation on acid phosphatase is dependent on the environmental temperature and the dose of irradiation. It appears that initial rise in the enzyme at a low radiation dose and a high environmental temperature or at a high dose and low temperature is associated with a lysosomal breakdown of the germinal cells of the testes. A decrease in acid phosphatase in the advanced stages of radiation injury is a secondary radiation effect which may lead to decreased metabolic synthesis of phosphate esters owing to the unavailability of orthophosphate in the testicular tubules. The reduced acid phosphatase activity can be detected in the seminiferous tubules, suggesting that the enzyme activity is related to the state of the germ cell population. An initial increase in acid phosphatase is matched by an initial rise in acid DNAse within hours of irradiation, further suggesting that there is radiation interaction with the cells of the germinal epithelium. The enhanced activity of DNAse following a 2nd week of irradiation at 2000 R confirms the phagocytic activity of the non-germinal cells.

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Print ISSN:
1470-1626
Online ISSN:
1741-7899