Effects of piperine on testis of albino rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-225

  Malini, T ^a   Manimaran, R R ^a   Arunakaran, J ^a   Aruldhas, M M ^a   Govindarajulu, P ^a  

^a Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Leydig cell; Piperine; Seminiferous tubule; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PIPERINE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BENZODIOXOLES; BODY WEIGHT; CELL NUCLEUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYMES; GONADOTROPINS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032926460     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00128-7     Document Type: Article

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