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| Oliveira,Nelma Neylanne Pinho Muniz; Félix,Matheus Augusto Rodrigues; Pereira,Tauany Costa Silva; Rocha,Luiz Gustavo Pessoa; Miranda,José Rafael; Zangeronimo,Márcio Gilberto; Pinto,José Eduardo Brasil Pereira; Bertolucci,Suzan Kelly Vilela; Sousa,Raimundo Vicente de. |
| ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to assess the sperm quality and testicular histomorphometry of Wistar rats supplemented with extract and fractions of fruits of Tribulus terrestris L. The ethanolic extract was obtained by dynamic maceration of spray-dried fruit. This extract was fractionated by liquid-liquid partition, using increasing polarity solvents. Twenty male rats were separated in four groups, with five rats in each group. The control was supplemented with distilled water, while the others were daily given the ethanolic extract, hexanic or aqueous fraction soluble in methanol in a dose of 42 mg.kg-1.day-1 for 70 days. Sperm was obtained from the right epididymal tail for the analysis of motility, count, morphology and viability. The testicular... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Vegetal extract; Spermatogenesis; Leydig cells. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132015000600891 |
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