Altered testicular morphology and oxidative stress induced by cadmium in experimental rats and protective effect of simultaneous green tea extract.

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EL-DIN, R. A. S.; EL-SHAHAT, A. E. & ELMANSY, R.A. An electron microscopic study of the antifertility potential of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in male albino rats. Int. J. Morphol., 30(2):666-672, 2012. SUMMARY:The present work was aimed at studying the antifertility potential of the commonly used herb, rosemary in the male albino rats using electron microscopy as the method of investigation. Ethanolic extract of the rosmary prepared and administered orally in two different doses for a period of three months to the animals. At the end of the experiment animals were sacrificed and testes removed. Sections for the electrone microscopy prepared and changes were observed. The present results showed evident microscopic changes in the testis of the animals received higher dose of the drug. Most of the seminiferous tubules were compressed, having irregular basement membrane and devoid of any spermatogenic cells. The present work revealed a clear morphological evidence of the dose dependent antifertility potential of the rosemary in the male albino rats.

Values are expressed as means±S.E. (n= 7). Values in the same row with different superscript are differing significantly at P<0.05. TABLE 3. Effect of raw and γ-irradiated cinnamon extracts on the serum level of urea, creatinine and uric acid in diabetic rats. Parameters A B B+RCE B+Irr. CE Urea (mg/dl) 22.73±0.92 d 40.27±1.18 a 29.84±1.05 b 26.52±1.12 c Creatinine (mg/dl) 0.72±0.04 d 1.31±0.06 a 1.08±0.05 b 0.90±0.05 c Uric acid (mg/dl) 4.46 ± 0.26 c 8.29 ± 0.36 a 5.88± 0.32 b 5.36± 0.30 b Values are expressed as means±S.E. (n= 7). Values in the same row with different superscript are differing significantly at P<0.05.