Open AccessIncreased de novo glutathione production enhances sexual dysfunctions in rats subjected to paradoxical sleep deprivation
Author(s) -
Leke Jacob Medubi,
Nkechi Clara Nwosu,
O.O. Medubi,
O.R. Lawal,
Cecilia Ama,
T.O. Kusemiju,
AA Osinubi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jbra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1518-0557
pISSN - 1517-5693
DOI - 10.5935/1518-0557.20200070
Subject(s) - sleep deprivation , endocrinology , medicine , sleep (system call) , ejaculation , physiology , circadian rhythm , computer science , operating system
Poor quality of sexual life has been reported secondary to poor sleep or sleep deprivation. Paradoxical sleep is an integral part of the sleep-wakefulness physiology and prolonged paradoxical sleep deprivation (PSD) may even be fatal. The objective of this investigation was to determine if D-ribose-L-cysteine (RibCys) and zinc (Zn) administration can attenuate the effect of PSD on the sexual function of male rats.