A high-fat diet reduces the number of actively dividing sperm-producing cells in rat testicles, and quercetin helps bring those cell numbers back up, suggesting it supports ongoing sperm production.

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Quercetin-mediated restoration of high-fat diet-induced male reproductive dysfunction through modifying spermatogenesis and unraveling 3β-HSD, 17β-HSD, and StAR pathways

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2025 Apr 22

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Quercetin-mediated restoration of high-fat diet-induced male reproductive dysfunction through modifying spermatogenesis and unraveling 3β-HSD, 17β-HSD, and StAR pathways

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DOI: 10.1186/s40360-025-00918-y