Salman Iftikhar, Aruna Bashir, Saeed Anwar, Shah Murad Mastoi, Muhammad Shahzad.
Effect of date palm pollen (DPP) on serum testosterone levels in prepubertal albino rats.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;5(4):639-44.

Date Palm Pollen (DPP) is suggested to increase the concentration of testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in rats. We, therefore, planned this study to examine its effect on Serum Testosterone and body weight using prepubertal rats. 4-day old rats were divided into four groups of 12 pups each (Control I, Experimental I, Control II, and Experimental II). Experimental groups I and II were given (Date Pal Pollen (DPP) suspension, in a single oral dose of 120mg/kg daily for 18 and 35 days respectively. At the end of the experiment blood from each animal was drawn by cardiac puncture for serum testosterone levels. Pups were weighed and blood was collected through cardiac puncture on day 22nd and 39th post natally. There was no statistically significant difference in the variables of Control and Experimental groups I. Pups who received DPP for 35 days showed statistically significant increase in serum testosterone levels as compared to Control group. Their mean body weight also significantly increased from 89.25±2.00g; in the Control group II to 98.91±6.28g in the Experimental group II. Date Palm Pollen suspension given orally at a dose of 120mg/kg for 35 days resulted in an increase serum testosterone levels with concurrent increase in body weight.

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