Effect of vitamin C on apoptotic germ cells of cryptorchid testis in rabbits

Abstract EN

The study examined the effect of vitamin C on apoptotic testicular germ cells in experimentally induced cryptorchidism in the male rabbits .Oral administration of vitamin C (10 mg.

kg body weight)for 8 weeks to rabbits showed significant elevation in testis parameters in treated cryptorchid groups (TC), also significantly elevated the number of germ cells compared to un treated cryptorchid groups (CC).However, vitamin C caused significant depression in apoptotic germ cells and apoptotic tubules in treated cryptorchid groups (TC) compared to un treated cryptorchid groups (CC).

Vitamin C alleviated the deleterious effect of oxidative stress in cryporchidism.