LAKHDARI , Nadjem

Epidemiological studies have reported an increase in male infertility over the past fifty years, especially in industrialized countries, but also an increase in malformations of the male reproductive tract such as cryptorchidism (no migration of the testes into the scrotum) and hypospadias (malformation of the penis), and testicular cancers....

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Mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEN) is a cereal contaminant produced by various species of Fusarium fungi. When interacting with estrogen receptors, ZEN leads to animal fertility disturbances and other reproductive pathologies. Few data are available on the effects of perinatal exposure to ZEN, particularly in the blood-testis barrier. The aim of this...