Male White Rats Rattus Norvegicus Research Articles

Effectivity of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and zinc combination to sperms of male white rats (Rattus norvegicus) exposed to monosodium glutamate

Factors causing infertility include unhealthy lifestyle, such as excessive use of MSG which can produce free radicals and can affect morphology and motility of spermatozoa. Antioxidant is needed to prevent free radicals, which can be obtained from various sources such as tomatoes and zinc. This study was used experimentally with post test only control group design with divided into 5 groups (K1 to K5). K1 were exposed standard feed, K2 were exposed to 4 mg/day of MSG, K3 were exposed 3.7 g/day of tomatoes + 4 mg/day of MSG, K4 were exposed 0.27 mg/day of zinc + 4 mg/day of MSG and K5 were exposed combination of 3.7 g/day of tomatoes + 0.27 mg/day of zinc + 4 mg/day of MSG. Tomatoes or zinc and the combination of tomatoes and zinc were effective to improve the morphology and motility of male white rats Rattus norvegicus spermatozoa which were exposed to MSG. The combination of tomatoes and zinc were the most effective in improving morphology and motility of spermatozoa exposed to MSG.

EFEK PAPARAN DEKOK BIJI PINANG (Areca catechu) TERHADAP MOTILITAS SPERMATOZOA TIKUS (Rattus norvegicus): UPAYA MENEMUKAN KANDIDAT ANTIFERTILITAS PRIA (The Effect of Betel Nut Extract (Areca catechu) on Mice Spermatozoa Motility (Rattus norvegicus: Effort to Find Out Man Antifertility Candidate)

This research was conducted to prove the ability of betel nut extract (Areca catechu) in causingdegradation of sperm motility on rats (Rattus norvegicus) strain Wistar. This research used 2-3 monthsage, 200-250 g body weight of male white rats Rattus norvegicus strain Wistar. The rats were dividedinto 5 groups in equal number, 3 rats each group. They were a control group without treatment and 4treatment groups which were given different doses of betel nut extract for 7 days, i.e., 1, 2, 3, and 4 g/200g body weight respectively. The result showed that increasing doses of betel nut extract can result indegradation of sperm motility significantly (P0.05).Keywords: Areca catechu, Rattus norvegicus, sperm motility