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ArticleAfrican health sciences2018

Mrinalini Kumari, Poonam Singh

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Article in African health sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mrinalini KumariDepartment of Entomology, M.B.A.C., Agwanpur, Saharsa, Bihar, INDIA-852201, m.mrinalini35@gmail.com.
Poonam SinghDepartment of Zoology, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., INDIA-221005, poonom@gmail.com.
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University · INBanaras Hindu University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFruit extract of

objectiveValidation of the use of fruit extract of TT as a supplement against MTZ-induced fertility impairment in males.

methodsAdult Swiss strain male mice were administered with 500mg/kgBW/day of MTZ for 28 days. Low (100mg/kgBW/day) and high (200mg/kgBW/day) doses of TT were administered simultaneously with MTZ (500mg/kgBW/day) for same duration. All males were cohabited with virgin proestrus females. Vaginal plug formation was observed to calculate the libido index. Cohabited females were sacrificed on fifteenth day of gestation to dissect out the ovaries and uteri. Fertility index, quantal pregnancy, pre-implantation and post-implantation losses were calculated.

resultsMTZ-treated males showed unaltered mating ability, however, the females impregnated by such males exhibited marked alterations in the fertility index, quantal pregnancy and pre- and post-implantation losses. Supplementation with low dose of TT failed to restore such reproductive toxicities exhibited by administration of MTZ. However, the altered reproductive toxicities were reinstated to control values following supplementation with high dose of TT.

conclusionThe fruit extract of TT may emerge as an effective herbal remedy, correcting the drug-induced fertility impairments in males.

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AnimalsFertilityMaleMetronidazoleMicePlant ExtractsSpermatogenesisSperm CountTestisTribulusMetronidazolePlant ExtractsFemale micefertilitymale micemetronidazoleTribulus terrestris

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PMID30602997
PMCPMC6307007
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