Ha ABDEL MAKSOUD1, Mk MAHFOUZ1, Mi SOLIMAN1, Mohamed G ELHARRIF2,*, M ABBASS1, Ma EL-BADRY1,
BIOCELL, Vol.44, No.1, pp. 111-115, 2020, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2020.08399
Abstract Pyrethroid esters are widely used as insecticides worldwide. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the harmful
effect of deltamethrin on the male reproductive system through the assessment of reproductive hormones, inflammatory
markers, and testicular function. To achieve our aim, eighty male 7-9-week-old, Wistar rats were taken, weighed, and
divided into four experimental groups. The first group was kept as a control group, and the other three groups were
given deltamethrin orally at different concentrations (0.87, 8.7, and 17.4 mg/kg body weight) for nine weeks. The results
indicated that deltamethrin administration associated with a significant decrease in reproductive hormones, especially… More >
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