Effect of Kebar Grass (Biophytum petersianum) Extract on the Seminiferous Tubules in Male Mice (Mus musculus) Treated With 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)

• Main Authors: Aldis Ingrid Rusyawardani, Widjiati, Suzanita Utama, Chairul Anwar, Lilik Maslachah, Epy Muhammad Luqman
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Nexus Academic Publishers 2020
• Subjects: SF405.5-407 Laboratory animals; SF811-909 Veterinary medicine of special organs, regions, and systems
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/104348/4/Bukti%20C03_Effect%20of%20Kebar%20Grass%20%28Biophytum%20petersianum%29%20Extract%20on%20the%20Seminiferous%20Tubules%20in%20Male%20Mice%20%28Mus%20musculus%29%20Treated%20With%202%2C%203%2C%207%2C%208-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin%20%28TCDD%29.%20%28Penulis%20ke-5%29.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/104348/3/Peer%20review%20C03_Effect%20of%20Kebar%20Grass%20%28Biophytum%20petersianum%29%20Extract%20on%20the%20Seminiferous%20Tubules%20in%20Male%20Mice%20%28Mus%20musculus%29%20Treated%20With%202%2C%203%2C%207%2C%208-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin%20%28TCDD%29.%20%28Penulis%20ke-5%29.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/104348/1/C%2003.%20Effect%20of%20Kebar%20Grass%20%28Biophytum%20petersianum%29.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/104348/
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

The aim of this research was to analyze the effect of kebar grass on the seminiferous tubules diameter and epithelium thickness of mice exposed to 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Twenty five BALB/C mice were used with five treatments (4 mice each group): Negative Control (C-), Positive C...