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| Espinoza-Navarro,O; Vilaxa,A; Granifo,L; Rojas,S; Rodríguez,H. |
| Boric acid and borate are abundant in the nature and widely used in industrial, agricultural and cosmetology applications. However it is informed as toxic in a high dose. Residents of Arica-Chile with boron-rich geology deposits are regularly exposed to higher levels in drinking water in concentrations of 6. 0 and 12.0 mg/L. The objective of this study was to analyze the damage in the masculine reproductive apparatus of mouse CF1, exposed to boric acid in concentrations of 0.54; 2.0-6.0 and 12.0 mg/L, after 60 days of treatment. Male gonad segments were fixed in Bouin's solution for 6 hours and embedded in paraffin, longitudinal sections (5 mm) were processed for histology using the hematoxyline/eosin method. The results observed in treated animals... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Boric acid; Spermatogenesis; Testicular atrophy; Mouse. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022007000200017 |
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