Effect of gasoline fumes on reproductive function in male albino rats

The increase in the frequency of exposure to gasoline fumes and the growing incidence of infertility among humans has been a major concern and subject of discussion over the years in Nigeria. We therefore present the reproductive effect of gasoline fumes on inhalation exposure in 40 male albino rats...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2018-02, Vol.25 (5), p.4309-4319
Main Authors: Owagboriaye, Folarin O., Dedeke, Gabriel A., Ashidi, Joseph S., Aladesida, Adeyinka A., Olooto, Wasiu E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Albinism
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Damage
Diagnostic systems
Distilled water
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Exposure
Fertility
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Fumes
Gasoline
Histopathology
Hormones
Infertility
Inhalation
Interstitial cells
Lesions
Luteinizing hormone
Markers
Oxidative stress
Prolactin
Rats
Research Article
Respiration
Rodents
Sperm
Spermatogenesis
Testes
Testosterone
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:The increase in the frequency of exposure to gasoline fumes and the growing incidence of infertility among humans has been a major concern and subject of discussion over the years in Nigeria. We therefore present the reproductive effect of gasoline fumes on inhalation exposure in 40 male albino rats. The rats were randomized into five experimental treatments (T) with eight rats per treatment. T1 (control) was exposed to distilled water while T2, T3, T4, and T5 were exposed to gasoline fumes in exposure chambers for 1, 3, 5, and 9 h daily respectively for 12 weeks. Serum level of testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, oxidative stress markers in the testicular tissue, epididymal sperm health assessment, and testicular histopathology of the rats were used as a diagnostic marker of reproductive dysfunction. Significant ( p  
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-0786-4