TROPHIC EFFECTS ON TESTES IN PARAPLEGICS

Authors
CHAPELLE PA ROBYBRAMI A JONDET M PIECHAUD T BUSSEL B
Citation
Pa. Chapelle et al., TROPHIC EFFECTS ON TESTES IN PARAPLEGICS, Paraplegia, 31(9), 1993, pp. 576-583
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Surgery,Orthopedics
Journal title
Paraplegia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00311758
Volume
31
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
576 - 583
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-1758(1993)31:9<576:TEOTIP>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Testicular biopsies and hormone profiles were obtained from 23 paraple gic patients who had sustained a complete spinal cord section. The hor mone profiles were normal, but patients with a spinal lesion including the T10-L2 metameres showed a particular pattern of germinal cell abn ormalities. The atrophy is multifactorial, but may well include destru ction of the sympathetic innervation of the testis by the lesion.