TY - JFULL AU - Ismail I. Abo-Ghanema and El-Nasharty M.A. and El-Far A. H. and Hanan A.Ghonium PY - 2012/5/ TI - Effect of Ginger and L-Carnitine on the Reproductive Performance of Male Rats T2 - International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences SP - 214 EP - 221 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2832 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 64, 2012 N2 - In this study, we investigated the effects of ginger and L-carnitine on the reproductive performance of male rats with respect to semen parameters, male sex hormones and the testicular antioxidant system. A total of sixty mature male albino rats were divided into four groups of fifteen rats. The control group received saline, whereas the other three groups received ginger (100 mg kg-1 d- 1.), L-carnitine (150 mg kg-1 d-1.) or a combination of both ginger (100 mg kg-1 d-1.) and L-carnitine (150 mg kg-1 d-1.) via a stomach tube daily for one month. At the end of the treatment period, the rats were sacrificed, and their sperm characteristics (count, motility and viability), antioxidant enzyme factors levels (reduced glutathione, catalase, superoxide dismutase and total antioxidant capacity) and sex hormone levels (testosterone, Follicle stimulating hormone(FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) were analysed. Our results showed that the three experimental treatments improved sperm parameters, antioxidant enzyme activity and testosterone hormone levels; the most pronounced positive effects were observed in the group that received a combination of both ginger and L-carnitine. Therefore, the administration of a combination of ginger and L-carnitine may be beneficial for improving male sexual performance. ER -