Abstract

STUDY EFFECT OF DIFFERENT DOSES OF MUSA PARIADISIACA FRUIT ON THE SEMEN QUALITY OF MICE MALE AS MODEL FOR HUMAN BEING

Sally Adnan* and Noor Noory

Abstract

This study designed to estimate the effects of oral administration of mature fruits of Musa paradisiacal on enhancing the semen quality of adult mice male. The study was carried out in department of pathological analyses/ Institute of technical /AL kut city from July - 2015 until December 2016. The 30 mice used for the study were grouped into three group as: the control group, group of a low dose group given 250 mg/kg/day and a high dose group given 500 mg/kg/day of the plantain fruits for one month; which was made into flour, for easy oral administration. Results: Significant increment in the semen parameters was noticed in group that received a lower dose of the plantain flour, but those animals who received the high dose had marked and very significant increase in sperm cell concentration and percentage of morphologically and histological normal spermatozoa.

Keywords: Musa paradisiaca, semen parameters.