Effect of Lepidium meyenii(maca)roots on spermatogenesis of male rats  

作　　者：Gustavo F.Gonzales Ana Ruiz Carla Gonzales León Villegas Amanda Cordova 

机构地区：[1]Department of Physiological Sciences,Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura.Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.Postal Office 1843.Lima,Peru

出　　处：《Asian Journal of Andrology》2001年第3期231-233,共3页亚洲男性学杂志(英文版)

摘　　要：Aim:To determine the effect of oral administration of an aqueous extract from the roots of Lepidium meyenii(maca)on spermatogenesis in adult male rats.Methods;Male rats received an aqueous extract of the root(66.7 mg in onemL)twice a day for 14 consecutive days.Results:Treatment with Lepidium meyenii resulted in an increase in theweights of testis and epididymis but not the seminal vesicle weight.The length and frequency of stages IX-XIV seminif-erous tubules,where mitosis occurred,were increased and stages I-VI were reduced in rats treated with Lepidiummeyenii.Conclusion;The Lepidium meyenii root invigorates spermatogenesis in male rats by acting on its initialstages(IX-XIV).

关 键 词：SPERMATOGENESIS Lepidium meyenii MACA TRANSILLUMINATION 

分 类 号：R285[医药卫生—中药学]