Sixty adult male
Wistar rats (230-260 g) were randomly divided into 5 equal groups: normal,
diabetic, diabetic +800 mg/kg H. hemerocallidea diabetes+200 mg/kg H.
hemerocallidea and non-diabetic+800 mg/kg H.
hemerocallidea.
Diabetes was induced with a single intraperitoneal injection of 50 mg/kg
streptozotocin (STZ) and monitored during the study period. Blood glucose
levels showed a significant increase (5.117 ± 0.2412
vs. 30.70 ± 1.2630; p<0.05) 3 days after diabetes was induced using STZ. No
mortality was observed during the study period.
Blood samples,
testes and epididymis were collected on the day of sacrifice. Testicular and
epididymal lipid peroxidation (LPO) also showed a significant increase when
diabetic control was compared to normal control. Body weights (315.7 ± 9.348
(g) vs.
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