Alteration in sperm characteristics, endocrine balance and redox status in rats rendered diabetic by streptozotocin treatment: attenuating role of Loranthus micranthus.

Azubuike P EbokaiweOmamuyovwi M IjomoneSharon O OsaweChukwuma J ChukwuChukwunonso E C C EjikeGuolin ZhangFei Wang

Published in: Redox report : communications in free radical research (2018)

The anti-diabetic and aphrodisiac properties exhibited by L. micranthus could be contingent on its ability to restore a balance to the compromised redox status that characterizes male reproductive dysfunction in diabetes.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
wound healing
cardiovascular disease
high fat diet
oxidative stress
diabetic rats
glycemic control
insulin resistance
electron transfer
skeletal muscle