Ursolic acid generates symplasts in rat spermatogenic clones

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-36

  Akbarsha, M A ^a   Palanisamy, M ^a   Murugaian, P ^a   Latha, P N Lakshmi ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Epididymal clear cells; Spermatogenic clones; Symplasts; Ursolic acid; Ventral prostate

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN D; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031885780     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(19980201)12:1<32::AID-PTR185>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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