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Sub-Acute Toxicity and Post - Treatment Analysis of Fluoxetinehydrochloride on Testis of Wistar Rat


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1 Department of Zoology, Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Murbad Road, Kalyan - 421 304, India
2 Department of Zoology, Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai-400 019, India
     

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A Sub-Acute Toxicity and Post Treatment analysis was conducted in male wistar rats to determine the effect of Fluoxetine Hydrochloride (Prozac-a second generation anti-depressant belongs to selective gerotonin reuptake inhibitors on testis. Cluoxctine was administered intra-peritoneally in depression induced male rates at doses of 20mg/kg and 80 mg/kg once a day for 14 days each dose was given to a group of 20 male rats (9-10 weeks of age, weighing 190-210 grams).
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Geeta Unnkrishnan
Department of Zoology, Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Murbad Road, Kalyan - 421 304, India
Rohini Shivabalan
Department of Zoology, Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Murbad Road, Kalyan - 421 304, India
John Lillian
Department of Zoology, Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai-400 019, India

Abstract


A Sub-Acute Toxicity and Post Treatment analysis was conducted in male wistar rats to determine the effect of Fluoxetine Hydrochloride (Prozac-a second generation anti-depressant belongs to selective gerotonin reuptake inhibitors on testis. Cluoxctine was administered intra-peritoneally in depression induced male rates at doses of 20mg/kg and 80 mg/kg once a day for 14 days each dose was given to a group of 20 male rats (9-10 weeks of age, weighing 190-210 grams).


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18519/jer%2F2003%2Fv7%2F99258