Influence of Electroacupuncture on Sperm Count and Quality in Oligoasthenozoospermic Rats
- VernacularTitle:电针治疗对睾丸功能损害雄性大鼠精子数量和质量的影响
- Author:
Jing LI
;
Xinsheng LAI
;
Chengwen TU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
INFERTILITY/acup-moxibustion therapy;
SPERMS/analysis;
ADENINE;
DISEASE MODELS,ANIMAL;
RATS
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2000;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
【Objective】To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) on sperm count and quality in oligoasthenozoospermic rats.【Methods】Twenty-four male SD rats were given adenine by intragastral administration to establish oligoasthenozoospermic models.After the modeling,the survival rats were randomized into EA group(N=8) and model group(N=8).EA group was treated with EA of Guanyuan(CV4),Shenshu(BL23) and Sanyinjiao(SP6) acupoints.Other 10 rats served as the normal controls.Sperm samples were analyzed by computer-aided semen analysis system(CASA) and the observed sperm parameters included sperm concentration,semen viability and percentage of forward progressive sperm.【Results】Compared with the normal group,sperm concentration,semen viability and percentage of forward progressive sperm were much decreased in the model group(P
