An Unusual Case of a Monorchid Horse with an Abdominally Retained Testicle
The exact causes of monorchidism and cryptorchidism are unclear, but the elevated rate of micronuclei is clear evidence for genome instability which might have been involved in the failure of normal testicular development and descent. Future cases could further clarify the disease mechanism based on this report.
Authors
- Aldona Pieńkowska-Schelling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4447-2985)
- C. Schelling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2283-1126)
- Matthew Sinovich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-5698)
- Josep M. Monné Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2574-0780)
- P.G. Kelly
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexual Development
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000545559
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70
Funders
- Leverhulme Trust