testes

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On average, the optimal temperature of the testes - where sperm is stored - should be two to four degrees lower than the average body temperature of 37 degrees.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

In the brain, sexual differentiation starts before birth and results from a combination of sex chromosomes in brain tissue, sex hormones produced by the testes or ovaries and the environment.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

Researchers found high levels of microplastics in human and dog testes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Over the past couple of decades researchers have found that long-distance signaling goes beyond a few glands and organs—the pancreas, thyroid, testes, and ovaries—that spill out familiar hormones such as insulin and testosterone.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

Young rats exposed to methoxychlor had extraordinarily small testes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson