EFFECT OF CONTINUOUS INTAKE OF MICROWAVE EXPOSED MICE FEED ON THE TESTICULAR GLYCOGEN AND SEMINAL VESICULAR FRUCTOSE OF SWISS ALBINO MICE
Priyanka Raghuvanshi *, Priyanka Mathur , Ruchisha Sethi
The IIS University, Jaipur, India.
ABSTRACT
Scientific development has increased human dependence on electronic gadgets. Maximum available electronic gadgets produce electromagnetic radiation. We are exposed to array of electronic gadgets like Microwave oven, radar, mobile phones, television, computer, electric blankets etc in our daily routine. Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter. In the study the male swiss albino mice were given food pellets (containing wheat, soya, maize, cannula, roasted black gram and other essential ingredients).These pellets were heated in microwave oven at frequency 320 watt for 10 mins. The fixed amount of food as dose was given as their normal dietary intake for 2 weeks, 3 weeks and 4 weeks after which autopsies were performed. Animals were divided into 3 groups namely Experimental, Control, and Sham .It was observed that the level of testicular glycogen and seminal vesicular fructose decreased in experimental and as compared to control. The present study suggests that microwave cooked food leads to lowering of fructose and glycogen in experimental. Fructose in semen reflects the secretary function of seminal vesicle. There is a decline in the level of fructose in the experimental group of animals, thus contributing to the low semen quality .Decreased level of glycogen inhibits spermatogenesis. The result of the study is applicable if animal continuously intakes only microwave exposed food.
Keywords: Microwave food, Glycogen, Fructose, Spermatogenesis.
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