[An ultrastructural analysis of the testes in mice subjected to long-term exposure to a 17-kHz electrical field].

Abstract

The effect of long-term (9 months) exposure to electric field (17 kHz, 100 kV/m) on mouse testis has been investigated. The increase in destructive processes was noted in both spermatogenous epithelium cells and in steroid-producing cells; the histohematic barrier status changed. The results obtained indicate premature reproductive ageing of animals under the effect of electric field.