Prenatal exposure to a single dose of testosterone adversely affects the oocyte and embryo quality in rats during adulthood: An experimental study
Prenatal exposure to a single dose of testosterone during a critical window of fetal development significantly impairs oocyte and embryo quality in adult rats. Further studies are needed to validate these findings and to elucidate the underlying molecular and physiological mechanisms.
Authors
- Elahe Sadeghian Bakhi Candidate
- Nasim Hayati Roodbari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-5770)
- Saleh Ramezani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7872-9454)
- Morteza Anvari
Institutions
- Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch (IR)
- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (IR)
- Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences (IR)
- Vesta Sciences (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM)
- Published
- 2025-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v23i8.19814
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00