›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 910-916.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2017.06.08

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Effects of glyphosate-resistant transgenic soybean on in vitro fertilization of male mice with reproductive damage

LU Chunbin1,2, ZHANG Yan1, CHEN Bohui1, LIN Zebin1, QIU Pingle1, LIU Biao2,*   

  1. 1. Department of Developmental & Regenerative Biology, Ji'nan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;
    2. Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nanjing 210042, China
  • Received:2017-03-12 Online:2017-06-20 Published:2017-09-07

Abstract: To assess the effects of glyphosate-resistant transgenic soybean on reproductive function in mice with reproductive damage male mice were injected chemotherapeutical agent, cyclophosphamide (CP), to induced reproductive damage as model mice. The formation rate of zygotes, 2-cells, 4-cells, 8-cells as well as blastocysts and excellent embryo rate were evaluated in vitro fertilization after feeding with glyphosate-resistant soybean for 30 days. The results showed that no significant difference (P> 0.05) in the formation rate of zygotes, 2-cells, 4-cells, 8-cells, as well as blastocysts and excellent embryo rate were observed in cyclophosphamide (CP) treated reproductive-damaged mice fed with glyphosate-resistant soybean for 30 days, compared with the mice fed with traditional soybean. In conclusion, there was no adverse effect on the reproductive function in male mice after feeding with transgenic soybean for 30 days under CP induced pathologic conditions.

Key words: transgenic soybean, mice, cyclophosphamide (CP), in vitro fertilization

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