dc.contributor.author | Kipyegon, A.N | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutembei, H.M | |
dc.contributor.author | Tsuma, VT | |
dc.contributor.author | Oduma, J.A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-26T14:49:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kipyegon AN, HM Mutembei, VT Tsuma and JA Oduma, 2012. Effects of ripe Carica Papaya seed powder on testicular histology of boars. Inter J Vet Sci, 1(1): 1-4. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/11868 | |
dc.description.abstract | The effect of oral administration of ripe Carica Papaya seed powder on
testicular histology of Sus scrofa domestica boars has been addressed in the
present article. Fifteen pubertal Large White boars were randomly selected and
divided into two groups. Each boar in the experimental group received a daily
dose of 300mg C Papaya mixed with 0.5 kg of conventional pig feed while the
control group received a placebo. The experiment was carried out for 56 days
in the University of Nairobi. After every two weeks, one boar from the control
group and two from the experimental group were castrated and testicular tissue
samples processed for histology. At the end of 56 days the remaining entire
boars were maintained for 14 days and 60 days respectively without the papaya
powder to assess reversibility. The test material had no effect on haematological
parameters. However, histopathological changes of the seminiferous epithelium
which appeared to be dependent upon duration of C Papaya consumption was
noticed, these changes were reversible.
Although the mechanism(s) for the effect of papaya seed extract is not
explained by this study, it is observed that papaya seed powder causes gradual
disorganization, exfoliation and loss of spermatocytes and spermatids. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Pawpaw seeds | en |
dc.subject | Spermatogenesis | en |
dc.subject | Testicular histology | en |
dc.title | Effects of ripe papaya (Carica papaya) seed powder on the seminiferous epithelium of the boar testis | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi | en |