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1- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch
2- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch ، arashkhaki@yahoo.com
3- Biochemistry and Nutrition Department of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran & Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medical Science, Tarbiat-e-Modarres University
4- Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Food & Drug Laboratory Research Center
5- Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR
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Background: Ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale R., family: Zingiberaceae) is used medicinally and as a culinary spice and has anti-oxidant and cell-protective effects in animals and humans body. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of Ginger rhizome toxicity of Gentamicin on sperm parameters in male rats. Methods: Forty Wistar male rat (n=40) were allocated into four groups, control (n=10) and test groups (n=30), that subdivided into groups of 3 that received ginger rhizome powder (100 mg/kg/day), gentamicin group that received, 5 mg/kg/day and ginger group that received, 5 mg/kg/day gentamicin additionally, for 30 consequence day. Animals were kept in standard conditions. In thirty day the testes tissue of Rats in whole groups were collected. Results: Ginger administration caused a marked increase in the testosterone concentrations of the rats even in spite of receiving 5 mg/kg/day gentamicin in compared with the control and gentamicin treated groups. Conclusion: Ginger rhizome is able to overcome reproductive toxicity of gentamicin and induces spermatogenesis probably mainly through the elevation of testosterone levels.
واژه‌های کلیدی: Ginger rhizome، Male fertility، Testosterone، Toxicity
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نوع مطالعه: پژوهشی | موضوع مقاله: فارماكولوژی و سم شناسی
دریافت: 1389/4/1 | پذیرش: 1389/6/17 | انتشار: 1389/8/7

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