Open AccessAscorbic acid treatment elevates follicle stimulating hormone and testosterone plasma levels and enhances sperm quality in albino Wistar rats
Author(s) -
Uduak Akpan Okon,
Ikponoabasi Ibanga Utuk
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.180570
Subject(s) - ascorbic acid , testosterone (patch) , luteinizing hormone , sperm , follicle stimulating hormone , medicine , endocrinology , sperm motility , hormone , infertility , andrology , chemistry , biology , pregnancy , food science , genetics
Infertility issues have been linked to the effect of oxidative reaction in the reproductive system. This study evaluated the effect of ascorbic acid, on fertility parameters of male albino Wistar rats was studied.