ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how Buriti oil may modulate oxidative stress biomarkers and hormonal function in an in vitro animal model using male Wistar rats. Results indicate that control groups experienced normal physiological oxidative stress; therefore, no oxidative stress was induced. Dietary supplementation of Buriti oil conferred protective effects against physiological oxidative stress by significantly decreasing lipid peroxidation (LPO) damages, increasing epidydimal and testicular weights and antioxidant enzyme activities (SOD, CAT, and GSH); and increasing the testosterone concertation in the plasma without having an effect on estradiol concentration.
