Open AccessChronic intake of green propolis negatively affecting the rat testis
Author(s) -
Grasiela Dias de Campos Severi-Aguiar,
Suellen Josine Pinto,
Cristina Capucho,
Camila Andréa de Oliveira,
Maria Aparecida Silva Diamante,
Renata Barbieri,
Fabrícia Souza Predes,
Heidi Dolder
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.199777
Subject(s) - propolis , population , biology , toxicology , humanities , medicine , art , environmental health , botany
Human and animal evidence suggests that environmental toxicants may have an adverse impact on male reproductive health, reducing the population's reproductive output. Owing to the renewed attraction for natural products, some of them constitute effective alternatives to mitigate these effects. Propolis is a candidate for this use because of its intrinsic properties. In many situations, it improved the testicular damage and alleviated the toxic effects induced by environmental contaminant exposure.