Methamphetamine Downregulates the Sperm-Specific Calcium Channels Involved in Sperm Motility in Rats
Zahra Allaeian Jahromi, Mohammad Hassan Meshkibaf, Majid Naghdi, Akbar Vahdati, Zohreh Makoolati
Abstract
< 0.05). Methamphetamine decreased the expression levels of the CatSper and Mvh genes, and thus, it seemed that it can increase the probability of infertility through sperm motility reduction by lowering the expression levels of these genes.
Topics & Concepts
SpermSperm motilityEpididymisMotilityAndrologyAnalysis of varianceBiologyMethamphetamineInternal medicinePharmacologyGeneticsMedicineSperm and Testicular FunctionReproductive Biology and FertilityHormonal and reproductive studies