Lepidum meyenii (Maca) is a Peruvian plant used as phytotherapic drug to increase physical and mental faculties in popular medicine. Since ancient times, Andean people have also use maca to solve fertility problems and improve sexual performance. Several studies showed that Maca administration increases the concentration and the motility of spermatozoa in humans, rats and bulls and its effects on the reproductive system have been related to lipid frac- tion which contains mainly fatty acids and macamides. Aim of this work was evaluated effects of Maca (20 gr/die in addition to feed for 60 days) on behavior, sperm quality, sperm morphometric parameters, integrity of chromatin in the sperm head in 4 Italian trotter stallions.
EVALUATION OF MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND INTEGRITY OF CHROMATIN IN THE SPERM OF STALLIONS FEEDING WITH MACA’S INTEGRATION / D'Anza, Emanuele; Ciotola, S. Albarella F.; Cocchia, Natascia; Del Prete, C.; Ciani, Francesca; Tafuri, Simona; Frate, D.; Peretti, Vincenzo; Albarella, Sara. - (2017), pp. 291-292.
EVALUATION OF MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND INTEGRITY OF CHROMATIN IN THE SPERM OF STALLIONS FEEDING WITH MACA’S INTEGRATION
D'Anza, Emanuele;COCCHIA, NATASCIA;Del Prete, C.;CIANI, FRANCESCA;TAFURI, SIMONA;PERETTI, VINCENZO;ALBARELLA, SARA
2017
Abstract
Lepidum meyenii (Maca) is a Peruvian plant used as phytotherapic drug to increase physical and mental faculties in popular medicine. Since ancient times, Andean people have also use maca to solve fertility problems and improve sexual performance. Several studies showed that Maca administration increases the concentration and the motility of spermatozoa in humans, rats and bulls and its effects on the reproductive system have been related to lipid frac- tion which contains mainly fatty acids and macamides. Aim of this work was evaluated effects of Maca (20 gr/die in addition to feed for 60 days) on behavior, sperm quality, sperm morphometric parameters, integrity of chromatin in the sperm head in 4 Italian trotter stallions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
