Open AccessEffects of the methanol root extract of Carpolobia lutea on sperm indices, acrosome reaction, and sperm DNA integrity in cadmiuminduced reproductive toxicity in male Wistar rats
Author(s) -
Adeniran Oluwadamilare Akinola,
Wahab Adekunle Oyeyemi,
Oore-oluwapo Ololade Daramola,
Yinusa Raji
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jbra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1518-0557
pISSN - 1517-5693
DOI - 10.5935/1518-0557.20200036
Subject(s) - sperm , acrosome reaction , andrology , reproductive toxicity , toxicity , acrosome , biology , toxicology , chemistry , pharmacology , medicine
Oxidative stress is a mechanism of cadmium-induced reproductive dysfunction. Carpolobia lutea is a free radical scavenger. Our study investigated the potential protective effects of Carpolobia lutea root methanol extract against cadmium-induced reproductive toxicity.