Comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / Marysia Julius Booh

Averrhoa bilimbi, Cosmos caudatus and Pereskia bleo are among the local herbs found in Malaysia. These plants are frequently consumed due to the belief that they are able to strengthen and boost up general health, besides prevalently used in traditional medication. The present study assessed the rep...

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Main Author: Booh, Marysia Julius
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spelling my-uitm-ir.857902024-02-06T06:52:10Z Comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / Marysia Julius Booh 2018 Booh, Marysia Julius Plant ecology Averrhoa bilimbi, Cosmos caudatus and Pereskia bleo are among the local herbs found in Malaysia. These plants are frequently consumed due to the belief that they are able to strengthen and boost up general health, besides prevalently used in traditional medication. The present study assessed the reproductive potential of male ICR mice treated with ethanolic extract of A. bilimbi, C. caudatus and P. bleo plants, following the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines 407 and 421. The evaluation involved 4 dosages of 50, 125, 500 and 1000 mg/kg b.wt of each plant, with 5 male mice per treatment. Meanwhile, mating analysis involved groups that gave higher and lower sperm quality only, where each of the treated male mice from the selected groups were mated with 3 female mice. The control group received saline. 2018 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85790/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85790/1/85790.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Applied Sciences Hashim, Nooraain
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advisor Hashim, Nooraain
topic Plant ecology
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Booh, Marysia Julius
Comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / Marysia Julius Booh
description Averrhoa bilimbi, Cosmos caudatus and Pereskia bleo are among the local herbs found in Malaysia. These plants are frequently consumed due to the belief that they are able to strengthen and boost up general health, besides prevalently used in traditional medication. The present study assessed the reproductive potential of male ICR mice treated with ethanolic extract of A. bilimbi, C. caudatus and P. bleo plants, following the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines 407 and 421. The evaluation involved 4 dosages of 50, 125, 500 and 1000 mg/kg b.wt of each plant, with 5 male mice per treatment. Meanwhile, mating analysis involved groups that gave higher and lower sperm quality only, where each of the treated male mice from the selected groups were mated with 3 female mice. The control group received saline.
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author Booh, Marysia Julius
author_facet Booh, Marysia Julius
author_sort Booh, Marysia Julius
title Comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / Marysia Julius Booh
title_short Comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / Marysia Julius Booh
title_full Comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / Marysia Julius Booh
title_fullStr Comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / Marysia Julius Booh
title_full_unstemmed Comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / Marysia Julius Booh
title_sort comparative reproductive assessment of male mice, mus musculus following consumption of ethanolic extract of averrhoa bilimbi, cosmos caudatus and pereskia bleo / marysia julius booh
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department Faculty of Applied Sciences
publishDate 2018
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85790/1/85790.pdf
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