ON TESTIS AND EPlDlDYMlS OF RATS - Pondicherry University ...
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Approximately 10 FL of thoroughly mixed diluted specimen transferred to<br />
each of the counting chambers of the hemocytometer and allowed to stand for 5 min<br />
in a humid chamber to prevent drying out. Sperm cells sedimented during this time<br />
and were then counted with the help of light microscope at 200 x. Complete<br />
spermatowa, head with tail. were counted.<br />
3.1 2 Histometric studies<br />
The testicular tissue was fixed in Bouin's fixative immediately after isolation.<br />
After dehydration in alcoholic series and cleaning in xylol, the tissue were embedded<br />
in paraffin wax. Sectiow were made with 5 pn thickness. The sections were stained<br />
with hematoxylin-eosin and examined under a light microscope.<br />
3.12.1 Tubular nod lumen diameter measurements<br />
The diameter of the seminiferous tubule and lumen were measured with<br />
eyepiece graticules that have been calibrated with a stage micrometer. Only tubules<br />
that appeared round were considered for tubular and lumen diameter measurements.<br />
3.13 Quantitative determination of serum hormone levels<br />
Serum levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteiniziny hormone<br />
(LH), prolactin. testosterone and esrradiol were determined by enzyme linked<br />
imrnunosorbant assay (ELISA) using kits from Diagnostic Systems Laboratories, Inc.<br />
Webstcr, Texas, USA. The assays were done strictly according to the procedure<br />
given along with the kits<br />
3.13.1 Quantitative determination of serum FSH<br />
Serum levels of FSH were determined strictly according to the procedure<br />
given along with kit. In principle FSH ELlSA kit is an enzymatically amplified 'twostep'<br />
sandwich-type immunoassay. In the assay, standards. controls and experimental<br />
serum samples are incubated in microtitration wells, which have been coated with