Effect of borax on testis of Indian desert gerbil,Meriones hurriane Jerdon

Summary Borax was injected at a dose level of 250 mg/kg b. wt for 16 days (total dose 4 g/kg b.wt) s.c. to active adult male gerbils. Borax caused several degenerative changes in the testes of which giant cell formation, pyknosis and exfoliation are prominent. The increased activity of phosphatases was also noticed.The autors are grateful to University of Rajasthan for providing research scholarship to (M.P. Sharma) and (K. Mehta) and the necessary facilities.