Low dose bitter leaf improves sperm quality disrupted in immunosuppressed Wistar rats: An experimental study

• Main Authors: Risikat Eniola Kadir (Author), Abdulmumin Ibrahim (Author), Balkis Abimbola Ibrahim (Author), Sadiya Musa Gwadabe (Author), Rukayat Jaji-Sulaimon (Author), Munirat Foyeke Adigun (Author), Adeoye Oyetunji Oyewopo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Synthetic prednisolone (PRED) is a widely used over-the-counter glucocorticoid. Glucocorticoids have inhibitory effects on the immune system and are often used as immunosuppressive agents. Suppressed immunity may impact fertility via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Bitter leaf (...