Open AccessTribulus terrestris ameliorates metronidazole-induced spermatogenic inhibition and testicular oxidative stress in the laboratory mouse
Author(s) -
Madhuri Kumari,
Poonam Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.157129
Subject(s) - tribulus terrestris , glutathione peroxidase , sperm , oxidative stress , glutathione reductase , superoxide dismutase , spermatogenesis , glutathione , endocrinology , lipid peroxidation , medicine , lactate dehydrogenase , antioxidant , epididymis , malondialdehyde , alkaline phosphatase , andrology , catalase , biology , biochemistry , enzyme , pathology , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the protective effects of the fruit extract of Tribulus terrestris (TT) on the metronidazole (MTZ)-induced alterations in spermatogenesis, sperm count, testicular functions, and oxidative stress.