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Korean ginseng induces spermatogenesis in rats through the activation of cAMP-responsive element modulator (CREM).

Park WS, Shin DY, Kim do R, Yang WM, Chang MS, Park SK

Department of Pathology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University, Seongnam, Korea.

The effect of Korean ginseng (ginseng) on spermatogenesis and cAMP-responsive element modulator (CREM) in rat testes was evaluated using sperm analysis, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and Western blot analysis. The ginseng-treated rats exhibited significantly increased sperm count and motility with enhanced levels of CREM messenger RNA and protein. Ginseng appears to induce spermatogenesis via CREM activation in rat testes.

Published 8 October 2007 in Fertil Steril, 88(4): 1000-2.
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