Absence of Zinc Testicular Deficiency in the Sexual Dysfunction of Experimentally Induced Uremic Rats

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Two groups of adult male rats were used. One group was sham-operated, while the other group had about 70–80% of the left kidney tissue surgically excised and a total right nephrectomy performed 10 days later. Two 15-day mating periods were organized at the 10th and 18th week after surgery. Fertile and infertile rats of the uremic group showed low testosterone levels and increased zinc content of testes in comparison to sham-operated animals. These data contrast with previous reports that zinc deficiency may be a cause of low testosterone values and sexual dysfunction in uremic patients. It is concluded that zinc deficiency may not be involved in the pathogenesis of low testosterone levels and sexual dysfunction in uremic male rats.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1982

Publication date (Print): 1982

Publication date (Electronic): 03 December 2008

Volume: 30

Issue: 4

Pages: 361-363

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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Laboratory of Nutrition, University of Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

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Publisher ID: 182518 Other ID: Nephron 1982;30:361–363

DOI: 10.1159/000182518

PubMed ID: 7202127

SO-VID: bbb91a93-5b22-44f1-9b4d-f59bfdc0b677

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Date accepted : 09 October 1981

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