21Jun 2017

AMELIORATIVE POTENTIAL OF MORINGA OR QUERCETIN ON CADMIUM INDUCED TESTICULAR TOXICITY IN ADULT MALE RATS.

  • Zoology Department, Women?s College for Arts, Science and Education ? Ain ShamsUniversity, Egypt.
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Cadmium (Cd) is considered to be one of the most abundant environmental contaminants that have a critical threat to human health. It harmfully affects numerous organs in human and animals too. Moringa (M) and quercetin (QE) have ameliorative effects against cadmium toxicity according to their antioxidant possessions. The results designated that CdCl2 induced testicular toxicity through an increase of FSH, LH, E2, Progestrone, ɣ- GT and MDA levels while a diminution of Testosterone and GSH levels. Also, testes sperm/ g tissue and total normal sperm count decreased whereas malformed head, tail and head &tail were increased as a result of Cd exposure. Treatment by either M or QE improved both testes functions, spermatic profile and testicular DNA fragmentation. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of moringa and quercetin in the restoration of fertility and reproductive function in adult male rats after testicular toxicity induced by cadmium chloride.

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[Walaa Ahmed Moustafa El-Nahrawy. (2017); AMELIORATIVE POTENTIAL OF MORINGA OR QUERCETIN ON CADMIUM INDUCED TESTICULAR TOXICITY IN ADULT MALE RATS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 1339-1346] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Walaa Ahmed Moustafa El-Nahrawy1

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4544      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4544

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