Effects of chronic administration of Stevia rebaudiana on fertility in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-161

  Melis, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accessory sex glands; Luteinizing hormones; Stevia rebaudiana; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; FRUCTOSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREPUBERTY; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

EID: 0032852968     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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