(n.) One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen.
Example Sentences:
(1) The ureter was connected to the epididymis of the testicle.
(2) On 89 regularly descended, autoptically obtained testicles, the following morphometric investigations were performed: Calculations of the volums, the mean diameter of the tubuli seminiferi, the total lenght of the tubuli, the mean content of spermatogonia per cross section of one tubulus seminiferus, and the total number of spermatogonia.
(3) You can also blast individual eyeballs from their sockets, or – if you're particularly skilful – make their testicles explode like a pair of microwaved eggs.
(4) The majority of testicular germ cell tumors in adults are accompanied by neoplastic intratubular germ cells; these cells were uniformly absent in ten pure yolk sac tumors (endodermal sinus tumors) of the testicle in children studied morphologically and immunohistochemically.
(5) The earlier the treatment of congenital dystopic testicles is performed the larger are the chances of a development of the tubules corresponding to age.
(6) Inferiority complexes are not frequent, 81.2% of the men do not suffer from inferiority complexes and the remaining 18% suffer from an inferiority complex associated with the loss of the testicle or inadequate ejaculation of semen.
(7) The incidence of Sertoli cell tumors and seminoma was approximately twice as high in dogs with unilaterally retained inguinal testicles as in abdominal cryptorchids.
(8) On the other hand, metastases in the epididymis of extraurinary adenocarcinomas most of which were digestive, were not discovered until the increased size and pain in the testicle attracted the patient's attention and the exploration led to the identification of the tumour in the epidiymis (2, 4, 5).
(9) We feel that this is an appropriate procedure to be used in patients who have lost the testicles and scrotum traumatically, either one or both testicles, or in the situation where both testicles have been spared.
(10) In conditions with retention of the testicles in the upper inguinal region LH-RH proved to be more successful than gonadotropin.
(11) Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone inhibit the contractions at lower doses and stimulate the contractions at higher doses and thus may regulate the transport of spermatozoa from the rat testicle.
(12) This disparity from testicular lymphatic drainage of the rat suggests that the immunologic privilege, if any, in mice and guinea pigs has an alternative explanation (e.g., lymphatic effect of steroidal factors emanating from the testicles or adrenal gland and altering the response to foreign graft).
(13) "He couldn't stop interfering … He once made me so angry I had to lead him away by the testicles."
(14) Except for the tibia, muscle, and brain, stable zinc decreased in all tissues of calves fed the 1500 ppm lead diets, and differences were significant in pancreas, heart, and testicle.
(15) Oxygen uptake was significantly lower in the pituitary gland and testicles of malnourished males than of controls.
(16) Ultrasonic examination is recommended preoperatively in boys with non-palpable testicles in order to provide optimal surgical intervention.
(17) In this manner, he was able to act out (by virtue of his body-testicle equation) his identification with, and control over, the disappearing testicles in the setting of a claustrophilic union with the mother.
(18) Statistically postoperative parameters all were significantly improved and the left testicle volume increased.
(19) Depression of spermatogenesis and decrease in the mean seminiferous tubular size was seen in the "normal" testicle after unilateral torsion.
(20) Other findings included: small seminal vesicles in 1.6% of examinations (Brahman breed highest with 8.6%, P less than .001), enlarged ampullae, 1.9%, 'soft' testicles, 3.4% and small testicles, 7.5%.
Testicular
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the testicle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Melanoma is the second most common cancer, after testicular cancer, in males in the U.S. Navy.
(2) Thus, our study confirmed that male subjects with a history of testicular maldescent have an increased risk for testis cancer, although the magnitude of this risk was lower than suggested previously.
(3) The sexual dimorphism in hepatic drug metabolism found in Crl:CD-1 mice is due to the normally repressive effects of testicular androgens on the activities of hepatic monooxygenases.
(4) The expression of the mRNA for mouse testicular lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-X) was examined by RNA:cDNA hybridization in situ in the testis and by Northern analyses of meiotic and postmeiotic spermatogenic cell populations.
(5) This observation, reinforced by simultaneous determinations of cortisol levels in the internal spermatic and antecubital veins, practically excluded the validity of the theory of adrenal hormonal suppression of testicular tissues.
(6) The effect of diethylstilbestrol (DES) on the percent conversion of a 14C-progesterone (14C-P) substrate to 14C-testosterone (14C-T) when added to incubates fo rat testicular homogenates has been measured.
(7) Males were then sacrificed and organ weights, testicular spermatid counts, and cauda epididymal sperm count and sperm morphology were obtained.
(8) Furthermore, the changes in both interstitial fluid and testicular venous blood levels of testosterone do not always parallel those in peripheral venous blood, suggesting that changes in testicular blood flow and peripheral clearance rates of testosterone may also be important in the control of circulating testosterone concentrations.
(9) These results suggest that changes in pituitary and testicular function in rats made diabetic by STZ treatment are secondary to changes in hypothalamic catecholamine metabolism.
(10) These findings suggest that testicular vein ligation for varicoceles does not improve fertility.
(11) Twenty cases of advanced testicular tumors treated primarily by PVB therapy were reviewed.
(12) There was no association between testicular dysfunction and the presence of extra-articular features of rheumatoid arthritis.
(13) These observations indicate that radiosensitivity is retained in vitro and is an inherent property of the testicular tumour cells.
(14) Differences in pseudokinetic parameters and differential expression of the testicular acyl-CoA synthetase activities with different fatty acids suggest the presence of multiple enzymes, at least one of which may be hormonally regulated.
(15) Portal vein ligation resulted in testicular atrophy and low serum testosterone concentrations.
(16) The physiological onset and establishment of adult pituitary-testicular function has been characterised for Beagle dogs.
(17) We conclude from this study that there is little or no seasonal photoperiodic entrainment of the antler and testicular cycles of males in this population of axis deer.
(18) Likewise, [3H]estradiol-receptor complexes from rabbit uterus, Squalus oviduct, or mouse testis bound minimally to Squalus testicular chromatin.
(19) Here we describe a novel method for increasing adult testicular size in the rat by induction of transient hypothyroidism during neonatal life.
(20) Serum testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), testicular histology and ultrastructure were examined in 91 spontaneously diabetic BB, semi-starved, and control Wistar rats.