Male Reproductive Toxic Effect of Quassia amara: Observations on Mouse Sperm

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  • Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024 ,IN
  • Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Roorke 247 667 ,IN
  • Green Chem, Attibele Industrial Area, Bangalore - 562 107 ,IN
  • Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024 ,IN
  • Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024 ,IN
  • Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024 ,IN
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024 ,IN
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024 ,IN
  • Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology Roorke 247 667 ,IN
  • Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024 ,IN

Keywords:

Neo-Quassin, Quassia amara, Quassin, Sperm Abnormalities.

Abstract

Quassia amara is a medicinal plant with several pharmacological properties. More recently, it has come to be known in the context of its potential biopesticidal application and the antimalarial property in two of its secondary metabolites, quassin and neo-quassin. There are also preliminary reports implicating this plant in male reproductive toxic effects, to the extent that the plant could as well be tested for male contraceptive efficacy. Therfore, we subjected the methanolic extract of the bark of this tree for male reproductive toxicological evaluation. This paper reports several derangements in the Cauda epididymidal sperm including a hither - to unreported one.

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Published

2006-06-01

How to Cite

Faisal, K., Parveen, S., Rajendran, R., Girija, R., Periasamy, V. S., Kadalmani, B., Puratchikody, A., Ruckmani, K., Pereira, B. M. J., & Akbarsha, M. A. (2006). Male Reproductive Toxic Effect of <I>Quassia amara</I>: Observations on Mouse Sperm. Journal of Endocrinology and Reproduction, 10(1), 66–69. Retrieved from http://www.informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jer/article/view/6104

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