Abstract

Activities of Coffee in the Fertility Hormones, Haemostatic and Biochemical Profile of Female Albino Wistar Rats

Highlights

  • Every living thing including man requires food for its growth and survival

  • It has been observed that there is high consumption of coffee.It has a stimulating effect in humans because of its caffeine content, due to the high caffeine content in coffee, it has been found to have an effect on the fertility of female rats in that it increases the length of time it takes to conceive

  • Experimental Animals: Thirty six(36) adult female wistar rats weighing 150-200g were obtained from the animal house of the department of physiology; they were selected randomly and kept in a metal cage with iron netting in the animal house of the department of physiology

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INTRODUCTION

Every living thing including man requires food for its growth and survival. Food on its own is defined as the science of nutrition which promotes healthy well being. It has been observed that there is high consumption of coffee.It has a stimulating effect in humans because of its caffeine content, due to the high caffeine content in coffee, it has been found to have an effect on the fertility of female rats in that it increases the length of time it takes to conceive. This could be because caffeine influences the quality of the developing oocyte. The chemical components of coffee include tannin, caffeine, fibre, water, sugar, protein, fats and oil, vitamins

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