Figure 1 illustrates the pathways through which environmental contaminants impact the male reproductive system via the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular (HPT) axis. Key contaminants—such as heavy ...

Photomicrograph of the anatomy of the male and female reproductive tracts of Piezodorus guildinii. A. Male reproductive tract showing the testis (T), deferent ducts (dd), ejaculatory bulb (eb), ...

Many of these metabolites, especially in the epididymis, were found to be up-regulated, presumably due to a self-preserving action to resist the environmental hot irritation to maintain normal ...

Everyone knew that male reproductive organs are maintained at a temperature lower than the core body temperature, but the reason why this is necessary wasn’t clearly understood—until now.” ...