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What is the effect of Tribulus terrestris on testicular morphology and sperm production? An experimental study in the rat model.
| العنوان: | What is the effect of Tribulus terrestris on testicular morphology and sperm production? An experimental study in the rat model. |
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| المؤلفون: | Da Silva MHA; Urogenital Research Unit, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro 20551-030, RJ, Brazil., Buys-Gonçalves GF, Estrada JHDR, Sampaio FJB, de Souza DB |
| المصدر: | Asian journal of andrology [Asian J Androl] 2024 Jan 01; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 67-70. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 22. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Shanghai Materia Medica Country of Publication: China NLM ID: 100942132 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1745-7262 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1008682X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Asian J Androl Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Shanghai : Shanghai Materia Medica Original Publication: Beijing : Science Press, |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Tribulus* , Testis*/drug effects , Testis*/anatomy & histology , Testis*/pathology , Spermatozoa*/drug effects , Sperm Motility*/drug effects , Plant Extracts*/pharmacology, Animals ; Male ; Rats ; Sperm Count ; Rats, Wistar ; Spermatogenesis/drug effects ; Seminiferous Tubules/drug effects ; Organ Size/drug effects |
| مستخلص: | The objective of this study was to investigate whether treatment with Tribulus terrestris (Tt) has any impact on the testicular morphology and function in a rodent model. Twenty male rats were divided into a control group and a group receiving 100 mg kg -1 body weight of Tt supplementation. After 40 days of experiment, the animals were submitted to euthanasia; epididymal tail spermatozoa were collected; and spermatozoa concentration, motility, and viability were analyzed. In addition, testicles were collected and processed for histomorphometrical analyses. Data were compared using the Student's t -test and considered significant when P < 0.05. Spermatozoa concentration, motility, and viability showed no difference between the groups. Further, testicular weight and volume, seminiferous tubule diameter, tunica propria surface density, seminiferous epithelium surface density, and intertubular compartment surface density were statistically similar between the groups. However, seminiferous epithelium height and tubular lumen surface density were augmented in animals treated with Tt. Treatment with Tt does not cause a major impact on testicular morphology, promoting only subtle modifications. No difference on spermatozoa parameters was observed. (Copyright © 2023 Copyright: © The Author(s)(2023).) |
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| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Plant Extracts) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230911 Date Completed: 20240701 Latest Revision: 20240701 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240701 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10846837 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/aja202340 |
| PMID: | 37695239 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1745-7262 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/aja202340 |