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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 19(10):
684-688, 2015.
Effect of oral Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) on morphometrics and histology of rat testes.
Hamedi S DVM PhD, Mansourirad A DVM.
1Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Alborz, Iran.
ABSTRACT
Hamedi S, Mansourirad A., Effect
of oral Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) on morphometrics
and histology of rat testes, Onl J Vet Res., 19(10): 684-688, 2015. Five
groups of ten rats each were gavaged distilled water
(controls) or 1ml rosemary extract in 50, 100, 150, and 200 mg/kg daily for
28d. At necropsy, testis were fixed in 10%
buffered formalin and assessed microscopically for morphometric and
histological changes. Data was analyzed by one-way ANOVA test. Compared with
controls, 50-100mg/kg Rosemary extract increased numbers of seminiferous and leydig cells whereas 150-200 mg/kg decreased
seminiferous cells. Rosmarinus officinalis may improve fertility in rats at lower doses but may be
deleterious at higher doses.
Key words: Rosmarinus
officinalis (Rosemary), fertility,
Rat.
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