Nwuke Chinedu Paulinus¹, Alaebo Prince Ogochukwu¹*, Achi Ngozi Kalu¹, Onyeabo Chimaraoke¹ and Ezeigwe Obiajulu Christian²

¹Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
²Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Biosciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria <>

*Corresponding Author: Alaebo Prince Ogochukwu, Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.

Received: December 12, 2023; Published: December 22, 2023

Abstract

The study comparatively evaluates the effects of high sound level from a generator set on testosterone and progesterone levels using albino rats of the Wistar strain. Fifty (50) Wistar albino rats of known weight were acclimatized for 14 days and divided into 3 main groups, which includes a control group, group 1 and group 2. Group 1 (for high sound level of 85db -105db) and group 2 (for low sound level of 40db - 55db) were sub divided into subgroups of five albino rats each and exposed to way off fumes from electrical generator sounds at different sound level for 8 hours each day for 28days. There were significant (p < 0.05) decreases in the testosterone and progesterone levels of rats in group one when compared with rats in the control group (group 0). However, the Testosterone and progesterone levels in group 2 did not decrease significantly when compared to the control group. This shows that there are significant adverse effects from that sound level of group 1 on the body's testosterone and progesterone levels. Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation in the Wistar rats showed the presence of lead, zinc, arsenic, chromium at significant (p < 0.05) levels. This shows that high noise pollution from the generator set can cause adverse effects to the body immune defense system.

Keywords: Noise; Reproductive Hormones; Wistar Rats; Heavy Metals; Generator

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Citation

Citation: Alaebo Prince Ogochukwu., et al. “Comparative Studies on Noise Effects on Reproductive Hormones of Wistar Albino Rats and Assessment of Bioaccumulated Heavy Metals from Fumes of a Running Generator".Acta Scientific Biotechnology 4.6 (2023): 11-17.

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