Effect of ginseng extract supplementation on testicular functions in diabetic rats

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 139-148

  Sawiress, F A R ^a   Ziada, M S ^b   Bebawy, W S F ^c   Amer, H A ^d  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^c ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diabetes; Ginseng extract; Infertility; Spermiogram; Testicular enzyme markers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GINSENG EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; STREPTOZOCIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; GINSENG; HISTOLOGY; INFERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMIOGRAM; STOMACH TUBE; SUPPLEMENTATION; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ESTRADIOL; FERTILITY; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERM COUNT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79961034118     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: 13360329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/endo_2011_03_139     Document Type: Article

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