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Influence of Griseofulvin Treatment on Semen Quality in the Dog

Influence of Griseofulvin Treatment on Semen Quality in the Dog

A von Heimendahl, G C W England, I M Sheldon

Anim Reprod Sci. 2004 Jan;80(1-2):175-81.

PMID: 15036526

Abstract:

Griseofulvin is used to treat dermatomycosis in many species and causes oligospermia in supra-pharmacological doses. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Griseofulvin administered at therapeutic doses upon semen quality in dogs. Four dogs were treated with Griseofulvin (25 mg/kg per day) for 30 days. Semen collections and analyses were performed before, during and for 100 days after treatment for the Griseofulvin group and 10 untreated control dogs. Semen analyses included mean percentage of forward progressively motile sperm, total sperm output, normal live sperm and normal dead sperm. There was no significant difference between control and treated dogs for each of the semen quality parameters. Therapeutic dosage of Griseofulvin had no deleterious effect upon semen quality in dogs, although this does not preclude potential embryotoxic and teratogenic effects.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP126078-B	Griseofulvin		126-07-8	Price

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