RESUMEN

41 testes of males who died after living 7-9 years in Kaluga region contaminated with radionuclides after the Chernobyl accident (1-5 and higher Ci/km2) were studied morphologically. Various alterations were found in 75.6% of the cases. All the testes contained Cs-137 (11-45 Bq/kg). The correlation between the radionuclide content and level of radiation pollution was lacking. Maximal content of Cs-137 was in testicular tissue of boys (45 Bq/kg).

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Centrales Eléctricas , Liberación de Radiactividad Peligrosa , Espermatogénesis/efectos de la radiación , Testículo/efectos de la radiación , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Dosis de Radiación , Federación de Rusia/epidemiología , Testículo/patología , Ucrania