Department of Anatomy,Tabriz Branch,Islamic Azad University, Tabriz,Iran
Abstract
Cinnamon is a plant with a scientific name of Cinnamoum zeylanicum belongs to Lauraceae family. The herb has many curative effects important of which is the libido increase. The study aimed to evaluate the hydro-alcoholic effect of cinnamon extract on histomorphometric changes of testis and gonadal-pituitary hormonal axis in mice. Thirty Balb/C mice weighing 25-30 gr were divided into control and cinnamon treatment groups. Treatment group: the experimental mice of this group received 50 mg/kg hydro-alcoholic extract of cinnamon intraperitoneally for one month. Control group: the mice of this group received physiology serum injection with a similar dosage. The testis weight, testis capsule thickness, the number of spermatocytes, Leydig cells, increased seminiferous tubule diameter, and gonadal-pituitary hormone levels were measured in different groups. The results were explained as Mean±SEM and the statistical T-Test was used to analyze the data of the two groups. Hydro-alcoholic extract of cinnamon caused significant the increase of FSH, LH, and Testosterone(p<0.05). Other obtained included increased of Leydig cells in the mice of the treatment group. Therefore, it can be concluded that the extract good stimulus for spermatogenesis.
Hejazi, S. (2016). The effect of cinnamon extract on histological and hourmonal changes in mice testis. Journal of Animal Environment, 8(1), 51-56.
MLA
Sajjad Hejazi. "The effect of cinnamon extract on histological and hourmonal changes in mice testis". Journal of Animal Environment, 8, 1, 2016, 51-56.
HARVARD
Hejazi, S. (2016). 'The effect of cinnamon extract on histological and hourmonal changes in mice testis', Journal of Animal Environment, 8(1), pp. 51-56.
VANCOUVER
Hejazi, S. The effect of cinnamon extract on histological and hourmonal changes in mice testis. Journal of Animal Environment, 2016; 8(1): 51-56.
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