LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Protective effect of alcoholic extract of garden cress seeds on the histopathological changes of the ventral prostate in streptozotocin diabetic rats

Kamani, Mehran; Mhabadi, Javad Amini; Atlasi, Mohammad Ali; Seyedi, Fatemeh; Kamani, Emran; Nikzad, Hossein.

Int. j. morphol; 35 (3), 2017

Diabetes mellitus is a common serious metabolic illness occurring worldwide that may lead to male infertility. Various plants have been used in the treatment of diabetes. In this study, the effect of garden cress (Lepidium sativum) seed extract on fasting blood sugar is assessed for its protective effect...

Lepidium sativum/química, Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificación, Próstata/efectos de los fármacos, Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamiento farmacológico, Ratas Wistar, Semillas, Tamaño de los Órganos/efectos de los fármacos

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Protective effect of Lepidium sativum seed extract on histopathology and morphology of epididymis in diabetic rat model

Diabetes mellitus is a frequent and serious metabolic illness all over the world and plants have been a desirable source of medicine recently. Diabetes has unpleasant effect on male reproductive system and it may lead to male infertility. It causes erectile dysfunction and reduces ejaculate volume by aff...