An Electron Microscopic Study of the Antifertility Potential of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) in Male Albino Rats

The present work was aimed at studying the antifertility potential of the commonly used herb, rosemary in the male albino rats using electron microscopy as the method of investigation. Ethanolic extract of the rosmary prepared and administered orally in two different doses for a period of three mont...

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Published inInternational journal of morphology Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 666 - 672
Main Authors El-Din, Rania A. Salah, El-Shahat, Abd El-Rahman, Elmansy, Rasha Ahmed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 01.06.2012
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ANATOMY & MORPHOLOGY
Male albino rats
Antifertility potential
Potencial anti-fertilidad
Rosmarinus officinalis L
Rosemary
Microscopía electrónica
Ratas macho albinas
Electron microscopy
Romero
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Summary:The present work was aimed at studying the antifertility potential of the commonly used herb, rosemary in the male albino rats using electron microscopy as the method of investigation. Ethanolic extract of the rosmary prepared and administered orally in two different doses for a period of three months to the animals. At the end of the experiment animals were sacrificed and testes removed. Sections for the electrone microscopy prepared and changes were observed. The present results showed evident microscopic changes in the testis of the animals received higher dose of the drug. Most of the seminiferous tubules were compressed, having irregular basement membrane and devoid of any spermatogenic cells. The present work revealed a clear morphological evidence of the dose dependent antifertility potential of the rosemary in the male albino rats.
ISSN:0717-9502
0717-9502
DOI:10.4067/S0717-95022012000200051