--- abstract: 'It is a known fact that neem oil has some effect on motility of sperm. Motility of sperm depends on mitochondrial activity present in mid-piece of sperm. In the present study, the mitochondrial activity of sperm was evaluated after treating semen with the different quantities of neem oil. The mitochondrial activity was also evaluated after subjecting the semen samples for different incubation periods keeping the quantity of semen as well as that of neem oil same. Tests were done on thirty normozoospermic semen samples with motile score more than 75%. It was found that as the quantity of neem oil increases, the mitochondrial activity decreases significantly (P < 0.001). Similar results were found, when same quantity of neem oil was treated with same quantity of semen, but incubating for different time durations. The mitochondrial activity decreases significantly (P < 0.001) from one minute to twenty minutes. So, it indicates that as the contact period between neem oil and semen increases the mitochondrial activity decreases significantly' altloc: - http://www.ojhas.org/issue32/2009-4-12.htm chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: - prashantpatil1411@gmail.com - ~ - ~ - ~ creators_name: - family: Patil given: P honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Gaikwad given: RD honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Sawane given: MV honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Waghmare given: VS honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 2010-04-30 date_type: published datestamp: 2010-09-13 03:53:55 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/69/84 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: 0 edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: - Kakkilaya BS editors_name: - family: Kakkilaya given: Srinivas honourific: Dr lineage: '' eprint_status: archive eprintid: 6984 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/6984/1/2009%2D4%2D12.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: 'Normozoospermia, Neem Oil, Sperm Mitochondrial Activity' lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:42 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: 4 pagerange: ~ pubdom: TRUE publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences publisher: Dr. BS Kakkilaya refereed: TRUE referencetext: "1.\tSinha KC et al. Anti-implantation effect of neem oil. Ind. J M. Res. 1984;80;708-710. \r\n2.\tSharma VN, Saxena KP. Spermicidal action of Sodium Nimbinate. Ind Jour. M. Res 1959;47;322-324. \r\n3.\tSinha KC, Tiwari RS. Neem oil as Vaginal Contraceptive. Ind Jour. M. Res Jan1984;79;131-136. \r\n4.\tGopalkrishna et al. Mol. Andrology 1990;3;243-253. \r\n5.\tSharma VN et al. Ind Jour. M. Res 1959;47; 3. \r\n6.\tKasturi M, Ahmad RN et al. Mode of long term anti-fertility effect of intra-uterine neem treatment. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2002,13(4):311:28. \r\n7.\tSharma SK, Sairam M et al. Neem oil inhibits two cell embryo development and trophectoderm attachment and proliferation in vitro. Contraception. Dec 1996;54(6):373–8. \r\n8.\tJuneja SC, Williams RS et al. Immunocontraception undergoing promising trials. J Assist Reprod Genet. Aug 1996;13(7):576–85. \r\n9.\tMitra CR. In-Natural Pesticides from neem tree, proceedings of 1st International conference, Rottach Egren, Federal Republic of Germany, 16-18 June 1980. pg no. 97. \r\n10.\tRembold H, Seiber KP. In-Natural Pesticides from neem tree, proceedings of 1st International conference, Rottach Egren, Federal Republic of Germany, 16-18 June 1980. pg no. 75. \r\n11.\tChopra et al. Indigenous Drugs of India, 1982 Pg no. 962. \r\n12.\tNewton P et al. A new family planning tool to slow population growth. IDRC Rep. Jan 1993;20(4):16–18. \r\n13.\tBardhan J, Riar SS et al. Neem oil – a fertility controlling agent in rhesus monkey. IJPP. Oct 1991;35(4):278–80." relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 20 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2010-09-13 03:53:55 subjects: - OJHAS succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: Effect of Neem Oil on Sperm Mitochondrial Activity type: journale userid: 4338 volume: 8