Effect of vitamin E on the estrous cycle of WAG/Rij rats

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Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2020. Volume 5. No. 2. pp. 88-91.

Authors

Rakhmatullina G. A.*
Bashkir State University
32 Zaki Validi Street, 450076 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Sadrtdinova I. I.
Bashkir State University
32 Zaki Validi Street, 450076 Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

Abstract

In this work the effect of vitamin E on the estrous cycle of rats has been studied. The work was performed on WAG/Rij rats which were administered with vitamin E per os at a dose of 1 mg/100 g body weight for two weeks. It has been found out that after the introduction of vitamin E the cycles became more regular and rhythmic, the total duration of one cycle was reduced, while the coefficient of diestrus increased. The regulatory effect of vitamin E on the estrous cycle of rats has been experimentally revealed.

Keywords

  • vitamin E
  • estrous cycle
  • WAG/Rij rats
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