ea0038p361 | Reproduction | SFEBES2015
Bolanle Iranloye
, Gabriel Oludare
Minerals and micronutrients deficiency have been reported to impair reproductive function. We investigated the influence of low salt diet and high salt diet on implantation and pregnancy in Sprague-Dawley rats. One hundred and forty-four rats were acclimatized and divided into three groups consisting of control/normal salt diet (0.3% salt), low salt diet (0.14% salt) and high salt diet (8% salt). All the rats were fed with respective diets for 6 weeks. The oestrous cycle was t...