Abstract
Testicular biopsies and hormone profiles were obtained from 23 paraplegic patients who had sustained a complete spinal cord section. The hormone profiles were normal, but patients with a spinal lesion including the T10-L2 metameres showed a particular pattern of germinal cell abnormalities. The atrophy is multifactorial, but may well include destruction of the sympathetic innervation of the testis by the lesion.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Atrophy / pathology
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Ejaculation / physiology
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Gonadal Steroid Hormones / blood
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Humans
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Leydig Cells / physiology
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Male
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Paraplegia / pathology
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Paraplegia / physiopathology*
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Physostigmine
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Semen / cytology
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Seminiferous Tubules / pathology
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Sertoli Cells / physiology
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Spermatids / physiology
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Spermatozoa / physiology
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Testis / pathology
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Testis / physiopathology*
Substances
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Gonadal Steroid Hormones
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Physostigmine