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Leong Sui Sien, . and Mohamad Aziz Dollah, . In vivo fecundity evaluation of Phaleria macrocarpa extract supplementation in male adult rats. pp. 669-680. ISSN 1511-3701
Abstract
Mahkota Dewa� fruit (Phaleria macrocarpa Scheff. Boerl.) is a traditional Indonesian plant-based remedy that has been used traditionally for generations in treating multiple illness and diseases. This investigation intends to assess the fecundity effects of P. macrocarpa supplementation in adult male rats through hormonal physical and histological changes. Sixty male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly distributed into two by five experimental design with two supplementation periods (3 and 7 weeks) allotted to 5 different doses of extract (0 24 48 240 mg PM aqueous extract/ kg bw and 80 mg of commercial PM product/ kg bw). The mean sperm count (455 cells/ml) body weight (301 g) histological assessment of spermatogonia cells (87 cells) and thickness of seminiferous tubule layer (79 m) significantly increased (P 0.05) in rats treated with 240 mg/ kg dose. However there were no changes in both physical appearances of testes (size and volume) and testosterone hormone levels among the treatment groups. Our findings indicated that supplementation of P. macrocarpa significantly increased the fecundity of rats and the effect was dose and time-dependent. The study suggested that P. macrocarpa offered an attractive and alternative potential for improving the fertility in men.
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Abstract
Mahkota Dewa� fruit (Phaleria macrocarpa Scheff. Boerl.) is a traditional Indonesian plant-based remedy that has been used traditionally for generations in treating multiple illness and diseases. This investigation intends to assess the fecundity effects of P. macrocarpa supplementation in adult male rats through hormonal physical and histological changes. Sixty male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly distributed into two by five experimental design with two supplementation periods (3 and 7 weeks) allotted to 5 different doses of extract (0 24 48 240 mg PM aqueous extract/ kg bw and 80 mg of commercial PM product/ kg bw). The mean sperm count (455 cells/ml) body weight (301 g) histological assessment of spermatogonia cells (87 cells) and thickness of seminiferous tubule layer (79 m) significantly increased (P 0.05) in rats treated with 240 mg/ kg dose. However there were no changes in both physical appearances of testes (size and volume) and testosterone hormone levels among the treatment groups. Our findings indicated that supplementation of P. macrocarpa significantly increased the fecundity of rats and the effect was dose and time-dependent. The study suggested that P. macrocarpa offered an attractive and alternative potential for improving the fertility in men.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| AGROVOC Term: | Thymelaeaceae |
| AGROVOC Term: | Medicinal plants |
| AGROVOC Term: | Herbaceous plants |
| AGROVOC Term: | In vivo experimentation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Male animals |
| AGROVOC Term: | Rats |
| AGROVOC Term: | Fruit extracts |
| AGROVOC Term: | Food supplementation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Hormonal regulation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Physical states |
| Depositing User: | Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 00:54 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8158 |
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