Effect of Spirulina maxima on spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis in streptozotocin-induced type i diabetic male rats

Food Chemistry

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-179

  Nah, Won Heum ^a   Koh, Il Kyoo ^a   Ahn, Hae Sun ^a   Kim, Mi Jeong ^b,c   Kang, Hee Gyoo ^b   Jun, Jin Hyun ^b   Gye, Myung Chan ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c Kairos Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diabetic rats; Spermatogenesis; Spirulina maxima; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

BLUE GREEN ALGAE; DIABETIC RATS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE RATS; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPIRULINA MAXIMA; STEROIDOGENESIS; STREPTOZOTOCIN;

GLUCOSE; WATER INJECTION;

RATS;

GLUCOSE; MESSENGER RNA; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

17BETA HSD3 GENE; 3BETA HSD6 GENE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GAPDH GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; NR5A1 GENE; PRDX GENE; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPIRULINA MAXIMA; STAR GENE; STEROIDOGENESIS; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

CYANOBACTERIA; RATTUS; SPIRULINA MAXIMA;

EID: 84862782675     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.02.085     Document Type: Article

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