ArticleBiology2025
Morphometric Characteristics of Rat Testes Tissue After Exposure to Dust-Salt Aerosols of the Aral Sea.
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- Differential testicular toxicity of deoxynivalenol: insights from juvenile and adult mice.Mycotoxin research · 2026Article
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Abstract
The long-term reduction of the Aral Sea area has led to an ecological catastrophe and a deterioration in the health of the population. The progressing demographic crisis necessitates research on factors that negatively impact the fertility of the population in the Aral region. To investigate the influence of Aral Sea dust-salt aerosols on rat testicular tissues, we exposed male rats to the inhalation of dust-salt aerosols for 7, 24, 30, 48 and 72 days. The results of the morphometric analysis of the rat testes tissues indicate that aerosols containing salts from the Aral Sea have a detrimental effect on the seminiferous epithelium, causing a depletion of the spermatogenic layer and reduction of seminiferous tubules lumen. The morphological signs of testicular damage in the experimental animal groups included low cellularity of seminiferous tubules, vacuolization of Sertoli cells, and a decrease in the number of Leydig cells in the interstitium. The smallest thickness of the spermatogenic layer and the lowest number of Leydig cells were observed in rats after the longest inhalation exposure to the dust-salt aerosols.
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