الفهرس 
Crocin
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Abstract
The present work was performed to study the effect of crocin on
endocrine functions of the testes before and after testicular damage in rats.
The present work will be carried on 40 male albino rats. The rats will be
divided into four groups, (10 rats each)
Control group (group Ι) : They will be received 1ml normal saline
intraperitoneally.
Cadmium-treated group (group ΙΙ) : Rats will be received intraperitoneal
injection of a single dose of 1 mg/kg cadmium chloride dissolved in saline.
Crocin-pretreated group (group ΙΙΙ) : Rats will be received crocin in a
dose of 50mg/kg intraperitoneally once daily for 4 weeks, then they will be
received cadmium chloride as in group ΙΙ.
Crocin-treated group (group ΙV) : Rats will be received cadmium chloride
as in group ΙΙ, then they will be treated with crocin as in group ΙΙΙ.
At the end of the experiment, the animals will be deeply anesthetized
by diethyl ether, then the animals will be sacrificed by cervical decapitation.
The collected blood samples will be centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 10 minutes
in order to obtain the serum.
The serum samples will be kept at -80°C for analysis of the
following parameters:
- Serum free testosterone level.
- Serum FSH level.