EFFECTS OF CASHEW (ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE) LEAF EXTRACT ON TESTES HISTOLOGY IN ALLOXAN-INDUCED HYPERGLYCEMIA RATS
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a plant that has found wide range of medicinal activities. Moreover, the use of plant-derived medicine is relatively safe compared to synthetic drugs. The present study evaluates the effects of cashew leaf extract on testes histology in alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rats. Twenty (24) adult male wistar rats were divided into 3 groups of 8 rats in each group. Group A received distilled water and served as control group, while Group B received alloxan and Group C received 200 mg/kg of cashew leaf extract for a duration of 21 days. Hyperglycemia is induced by use of intraperitoneal injection of Alloxan. The body weig
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