A 13-year-old, male mixed breed dog was presented to Veterinary Medical Center, Chungbuk National University for diagnosis and treatment of enlarged mass in right inguinal region. On hematological test, monocytes and neutrophils were slight increased, but other hematological values were normal. On radiological finding, opacity and size of mass in right inguinal region were increased. The mass and testis were removed surgically. Removed mass was oval-shpae and bulky with 5.6×7.6×5.2 cm. Histopathological finding of the mass revealed large and round to polyhedral cells and it was diagnosed as malignant seminoma. That was diffuse type seminoma near to malignant tumor without metastasis. During the follow-up for 13 months, patient showed normal contition without recurrence.

The effects of postnatal exposure to octylphenol(OP) on the expressions of the steroidogenic enzymes and testosterone production were evaluated. Postnatal male mice (15-day-old) were injected with 2 or 20mg kg-l body weight (BW) of OP for 5 days and

Nicotine(2~15mg/kg 2주간, 100mg/kg 회 투여)을 생후 4개월령 수컷 생쥐에 투여한 후, 고환에 미치는 광학현미경적 소견은 다음과 같다. 1. Nicotine 2mg/kg 투여군에서는 정세관과 정세관 주위의 Leydig 세포도 핵과 세포질이 뚜렷한 정상적인 소견을 나타내었으나, 5 mg/kg 투여군에서는 Leydig 세포의 핵과 세포질이 다소 비후되었으며, 염색정도가 약하였다. 2. 10 mg/kg 투여군은 대부분 정세관내의 정자발