Vitamin D And Male Reproduction | ||||
| Zagazig Veterinary Journal | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 42, Issue 2, June 2014, Page 33-40 PDF (3.26 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/zvjz.2014.59959 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Haiam A Mohammed; Nora E Abd el-Hamid; Hamada MMZ; El-Badry AA | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| To study the relationship between vitamin D and male reproduction, fifty weanlings (21 days-old) male albino rats were obtained and divided into 2 groups, vitamin D-deficient group fed vitamin D-deficient diet and vitamin D-replete group fed the same diet but received a single intraperitoneal injection of 2 µg cholecalciferol per week (0.1 ml propylene glycol). The animals in both groups were maintained till became adult. The results revealed detection and expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene in the testis of young rats at 2 months of age, a significant increase in acrosome reaction percentage, sperm motility and sperm count in the vitamin D-replete group, while sperm abnormalities were significantly higher in the vitamin D-deficient group. The results of this study suggest an important physiological role played by vitamin D in male reproductive biology. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Vitamin D; Reproduction; Male rat | ||||
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