Reprotoxicity induced by acute exposure to aqueous tuber extract of Peruvian Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Luiz Eduardo Ben PilissãoCristiane Freitas RodriguesDouglas PortoGabriela Rossi BraboAndressa Tassinari da SilvaRobson Luiz PuntelClésio Soldatelli PaimCristiane Casagrande DenardinDaiana Silva ÁvilaPublished in: Journal of applied toxicology : JAT (2023)
Collectively, our data suggest that maca extract exposure causes reproductive toxicity to worms which could be, at least in part, associated to both an increase in apoptosis of germline cells and also to a decrease in vitellogenin expression, needed for egg yolk production, and consequently, successful reproduction.
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