Experiment 1097090

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeGASTRIC INTUBATION
OrganismGossypium hirsutum (MALVACEAE)
CitationSOTELO,A: MONTALVO,I: DE LA LUZ CRAIL,M: GONZALEZ-GARZA,MT:. (1982). INFERTILITY IN MALE RATS INDUCED BY DIETS CONTAINING WHOLE COTTONSEED FLOUR.. 112()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseETHER-EXTRACTED COTTONSEED FLOUR WAS USED. THE GOSSYPOL CONTENT (COLORIMETRIC ASSAY) WAS 0.058%. THE RATION CONTAINED 36.72% OF THE ETHER-EXTRACTED COTTONSEED MEAL. AFTER 4 WEEKS OF FEEDING,THE MALE RATS WERE MATED WITH VIRGIN FEMALE RATS. THEREAFTER,THE MALE RATS WENT INTO A RECOVERY PERIOD DURING WHICH TIME THEY WERE FED A STOCK DIET FOR 6 WKS. AND WERE AGAIN MATED AFTER 3 AND 6 WKS. ON THIS DIET. AFTER FEEDING FOR 4 WKS,FERTILITY WAS REDUCED 33.4%.AFTER THE FIRST RECOVERY PERIOD(3 WKS. AFTER TREATMENT),THE FERTILITY WAS REDUCED 16.7%:AFTER THE SECOND RECOVERY PERIOD(6 WKS. AFTER TREATMENT), FERTILITY WAS 100%
Dose amount36.72 % OF DIET
Number1
Qualitative resultWEAK ACTIVITY
AnimalRAT
Dose expressionCONC USED
ExtractSEED PULP
GenderMALE