Fluoxetine induces changes in the testicle and testosterone in adult male rats exposed via placenta and lactation.
In conclusion, exposure to 20 mg/kg fluoxetine via the placenta and during lactation may change testosterone and testicular parameters important for sperm production and male fertility in adulthood.
PMID: 24983959 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Monteiro Filho WO, Torres SM, Amorim MJ, Andrade AJ, Morais RN, Tenorio BM, Silva Junior VA Tags: Syst Biol Reprod Med Source Type: research
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