Enhancement of fertilization by piperine in hamsters

Cell Biology International

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 405-409

  Piyachaturawa, Pawinee ^a   Pholpramool, Chumpol ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Embryo development; Enhanced fertilization; Piperine; Vanillic acid

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; PIPERINE; VANILLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0031194754     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1997.0167     Document Type: Article

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