Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial Activity
It is a known fact that neem oil has some effect on motility of sperm. Motility of sperm depends on mitochondrial activity present in mid-piece of sperm. In the present study, the mitochondrial activity of sperm was evaluated after treating semen with the different quantities of neem oil. The mitoch...
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| description | It is a known fact that neem oil has some effect on motility of sperm. Motility of sperm depends on mitochondrial activity present in mid-piece of sperm. In the present study, the mitochondrial activity of sperm was evaluated after treating semen with the different quantities of neem oil. The mitochondrial activity was also evaluated after subjecting the semen samples for different incubation periods keeping the quantity of semen as well as that of neem oil same. Tests were done on thirty normozoospermic semen samples with motile score more than 75%. It was found that as the quantity of neem oil increases, the mitochondrial activity decreases significantly (P < 0.001). Similar results were found, when same quantity of neem oil was treated with same quantity of semen, but incubating for different time durations. The mitochondrial activity decreases significantly (P < 0.001) from one minute to twenty minutes. So, it indicates that as the contact period between neem oil and semen increases the mitochondrial activity decreases significantly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95487ef5d3a247eab05f1deddbbe42372022-12-21T21:18:18ZengLight House Polyclinic MangaloreOnline Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972010-04-0184Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial ActivityPrashant PatilGaikwad RDSawane MVWaghmare VSIt is a known fact that neem oil has some effect on motility of sperm. Motility of sperm depends on mitochondrial activity present in mid-piece of sperm. In the present study, the mitochondrial activity of sperm was evaluated after treating semen with the different quantities of neem oil. The mitochondrial activity was also evaluated after subjecting the semen samples for different incubation periods keeping the quantity of semen as well as that of neem oil same. Tests were done on thirty normozoospermic semen samples with motile score more than 75%. It was found that as the quantity of neem oil increases, the mitochondrial activity decreases significantly (P < 0.001). Similar results were found, when same quantity of neem oil was treated with same quantity of semen, but incubating for different time durations. The mitochondrial activity decreases significantly (P < 0.001) from one minute to twenty minutes. So, it indicates that as the contact period between neem oil and semen increases the mitochondrial activity decreases significantly.http://www.ojhas.org/issue32/2009-4-12.htmNormozoospermiaNeem OilSperm Mitochondrial Activity |
| spellingShingle | Prashant Patil Gaikwad RD Sawane MV Waghmare VS Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial Activity Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences Normozoospermia Neem Oil Sperm Mitochondrial Activity |
| title | Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial Activity |
| title_full | Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial Activity |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial Activity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial Activity |
| title_short | Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial Activity |
| title_sort | effect of neem oil on sperm mitochondrial activity |
| topic | Normozoospermia Neem Oil Sperm Mitochondrial Activity |
| url | http://www.ojhas.org/issue32/2009-4-12.htm |
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