Testicular biopsies from 25 boys, aged 11-17, with left clinically evident varicocele were studied. Electron microscopic observation documented diffuse histological changes of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria of Leydig cells. Ultrastructural modifications of these subcellular structures related to steroid hormone synthesis may impede the normal growth and maturation of the testis and impair fertility potential.
Ponchietti, R., Raugei, A., Grechi, G., Dini, G. (1987). Ultrastructural changes in Leydig cells in prepubertal varicocele. ACTA EUROPAEA FERTILITATIS, 18(5), 347-348.
Ultrastructural changes in Leydig cells in prepubertal varicocele
Ponchietti R.;
1987-01-01
Abstract
Testicular biopsies from 25 boys, aged 11-17, with left clinically evident varicocele were studied. Electron microscopic observation documented diffuse histological changes of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria of Leydig cells. Ultrastructural modifications of these subcellular structures related to steroid hormone synthesis may impede the normal growth and maturation of the testis and impair fertility potential.
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