Deep-frying palm olein oil-fried street falafel induces testicular toxicity in rats

Autor: Ahmed Mohamed GadAllah, Mohamed Anwer Mohamed, Mohamed Nafea Azab
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Toxicology Reports, Vol 11, Iss , Pp 233-240 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-7500
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.09.006
Popis: Falafel is the most common Egyptian street food, and deep-frying palm oil is a commonly used for frying it. The main objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of deep-frying palm olein oil-fried street falafel on testes of Wistar rats. Twenty-one adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three equal groups and given treatment as follows: control group received only distilled water, fresh palm olein oil (FPO) group received FPO (1 ml/100 g BW/day) and deep-frying palm olein oil (DPO) group received DPO (1 ml/100 g BW/day) orally for 28 days. Serum level of testosterone, testicular tissue oxidative status, and sperm characteristics were determined. Testicular specimens were processed for histopathological examination. The results revealed that DPO group showed a significant (p
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