ArticleBMC veterinary research2025
In vitro assessment of lavender ethanolic extract supplemented semen extender on cryopreserved ram epididymal sperm quality and fertility outcome.
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- Dietary Antioxidants and Nrf2-Related Redox Responses in Sheep: Evidence, Limitations, and Implications for Health and Productivity.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Liquid Storage and Cryopreservation of Ram Semen: Storage-Associated Damage and the Role of Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Chitosan-coated nano-green-tea (Nano-GTE) in a tris-soybean lecithin extender improves post-thaw motility, antioxidant status, DNA integrity, and fertility of Ossimi Ram Semen.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Protective Effect ofAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- On the Use of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Delivering Lavender Hydroalcoholic Extract as an Antioxidant to NMRI Mice Spermatozoa During Handling, Cryopreservation, and Thawing.Reproductive medicine and biologyArticle
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the protective role of different concentrations of lavender ethanolic extract (0, 75, 150, and 300 μg/dL) on the microscopic, oxidative stress, structural, and fertility parameters of ram epididymal sperm after the freezing/thawing process. Post-thaw evaluations included motility parameters, membrane integrity, acrosome membrane integrity, abnormality, MDA concentration, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase enzyme activities, viability, apoptosis stages, mitochondrial membrane potential, DNA fragmentation, ROS levels, and fertility parameters (pregnancy rate, birth rate, and lambing rate). The results indicated that the extender containing 150 µg/dL lavender extract improved motility parameters, including progressive motility and VCL compared to the control extender. In the evaluation of structural and biochemical parameters, the addition of 150 µg/dL lavender extract significantly enhanced plasma membrane and acrosome integrity, as well as superoxide dismutase activity, while reducing sperm abnormalities and MDA concentration compared to the control group. There was no significant difference in glutathione peroxidase activity between different extract concentrations. Furthermore, the presence of 150 µg/dL lavender extract increased mitochondrial membrane potential and sperm viability, while significantly decreasing H
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