TY - JOUR ID - 159514 TI - Effects of red reishi mushroom (<i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>) on the reproductive system in female and male rats JO - Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences JA - IJVS LA - en SN - 1607-3894 AU - Abdullah, Buthina Abdulhameed AU - Alfahad, Maad AU - Hdree, Dakhell Hussein AD - Tikrit university college of veterinary medicine department of pharmacology and physiology AD - College of Agriculture, University of Tikrit AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tikrit Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 33 IS - 1 SP - 137 EP - 141 KW - <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> KW - Reproductive system KW - Ovaries KW - Testis DO - 10.33899/ijvs.2019.125547.1067 N2 - The present study aimed to investigate the histological changes of Ganoderma lucidum (Red Reishi mushroom) on female and male reproductive system by using light microscope. Fifteen white rat weighing 200-250g was used in the experiments. The animals was divided mainly into three groups and these groups were subdivided into 3 groups for female, and 3 groups for male, that&rsquo;s group represented as control group without treatment (G1). The 2nd received only 0.03 gm and vitamin C diluted with D.W. and the 3rd group received 0.03 gm of Ganoderma lucidum . The results of the present study showed that there are no side efects of Ganoderma lucidum on female and male genital system of rats (positive effects). UR - https://www.vetmedmosul.com/article_159514.html L1 - https://www.vetmedmosul.com/article_159514_60ee366c423ed313e4027a86d909c8df.pdf ER -