To study the relationship between vitamin D and male reproduction, fifty weanlings (21 days-old) male albino rats were obtained and divided into 2 groups, vitamin D-deficient group fed vitamin D-deficient diet and vitamin D-replete group fed the same diet but received a single intraperitoneal injection of 2 µg cholecalciferol per week (0.1 ml propylene glycol). The animals in both groups were maintained till became adult. The results revealed detection and expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene in the testis of young rats at 2 months of age, a significant increase in acrosome reaction percentage, sperm motility and sperm count in the vitamin D-replete group, while sperm abnormalities were significantly higher in the vitamin D-deficient group. The results of this study suggest an important physiological role played by vitamin D in male reproductive biology.
A Mohammed, H., E Abd el-Hamid, N., MMZ, H., & AA, E. (2014). Vitamin D And Male Reproduction. Zagazig Veterinary Journal, 42(2), 33-40. doi: 10.21608/zvjz.2014.59959
MLA
Haiam A Mohammed; Nora E Abd el-Hamid; Hamada MMZ; El-Badry AA. "Vitamin D And Male Reproduction", Zagazig Veterinary Journal, 42, 2, 2014, 33-40. doi: 10.21608/zvjz.2014.59959
HARVARD
A Mohammed, H., E Abd el-Hamid, N., MMZ, H., AA, E. (2014). 'Vitamin D And Male Reproduction', Zagazig Veterinary Journal, 42(2), pp. 33-40. doi: 10.21608/zvjz.2014.59959
VANCOUVER
A Mohammed, H., E Abd el-Hamid, N., MMZ, H., AA, E. Vitamin D And Male Reproduction. Zagazig Veterinary Journal, 2014; 42(2): 33-40. doi: 10.21608/zvjz.2014.59959
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