Typha capensis (Rohrb.)N.E.Br. (bulrush) extract scavenges free radicals, inhibits collagenase activity and affects human sperm motility and mitochondrial membrane potential in vitro: A pilot study

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 287-294

  Henkel, R ^a   Fransman, W ^a   Hipler, U C ^b   Wiegand, C ^b   Schreiber, G ^b   Menkveld, R ^c   Weitz, F ^a   Fisher, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African traditional medicine; Mitochondrial membrane potential; Reactive oxygen species; Sperm motility; Typha capensis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COLLAGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TYPHA CAPENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PILOT STUDY; PLANT LEAF; RHIZOME; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TYPHA CAPENSIS; TYPHACEAE;

COLLAGENASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MITOCHONDRIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPERM MOTILITY; TYPHACEAE;

EID: 84861518514     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01179.x     Document Type: Article

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