Abstract

PROTECTIVE ROLE OF HIGH DIETARY PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION AGAINST ARSENIC INDUCED REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY IN MALE ALBINO RAT MODEL

Shyamal Kanti Das, Soumendra Nath Karmakar* and Ishita Ghosh

Abstract

The present study has been undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of high dietary protein supplementation as protective measure against arsenic induced impairment of male reproductive parameters in albino rat model. Arsenic treated animals showed significantly impaired reproductive parameters compared to the control animals. The animals supplemented with dietary protein (Pea and Egg albumin) have showed significantly better status of reproductive parameters than arsenic treated animals. Finally, the group of animals supplemented both arsenic and high protein diet have shown improved status of sperm count, sperm motility, testicular and epididymal weight and also histo architecture of testis.

Keywords: Sperm Count, Sperm Motility, Epididymis, Albumin, Histoarchitecture, Arsenic Toxicity.