Contraceptive effect of Curcuma longa (L.) in male albino rat / 亚洲男科学杂志(英文版)
Asian Journal of Andrology
;
(6): 71-74, 2004.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-300863
ABSTRACT
<p><b>AIM</b>To study the contraceptive effect of the crude extracts of Curcuma longa in male albino rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Rats were fed orally with Curcuma longa aqueous and 70% alcoholic extract for 60 days (500 mg x kg(-1) x day(-1)).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A reduction in sperm motility and density was observed in both the treated groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Curcuma longa may have affected the androgen synthesis either by inhibiting the Leydig cell function or the hypothalamus pituitary axis and as a result, spermatogenesis is arrested.</p>
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Main subject:
Organ Size
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Pharmacology
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Seminiferous Tubules
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Sperm Count
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Sperm Motility
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Spermatogenesis
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Testis
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Plant Extracts
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Chemistry
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Contraceptive Agents, Male
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Journal of Andrology
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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