Research Article

Antiperoxidative Activity of Tetracarpidium conophorum Leaf Extract in Reproductive Organs of Male Rats

Table 1

Percentage decrease in the level of MDA produced in the reproductive organs of male rats treated with the T. conophorum leaf extract (%).

Treatment groupsTestisEpididymisSeminal vesicleProstate gland

Control (MDA level)2.37 ± 0.500.24 ± 0.110.41 ± 0.020.38 ± 0.02
II39.6027.5828.1427.73
III43.0919.4128.7836.26
IV66.3542.6862.5063.36
V27.4332.1163.0437.90

μmol MDA/mg protein, II, III, and IV: treated with 50, 500, and 1000 mg/kg. BW/day of extract, V: treated with 1.04 mg/kg. BW/day of clomiphene citrate.