Studies on the post-coital contraceptive mechanisms of a crude extract of Sri Lankan soft coral, Sinularia crispa

Medical Science Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 331-334

  Ratnasooriya, W D ^a   Liyanage, G K ^a   Tillekeratne, L M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Female fertility; Post coital contraception; Pre implantation loss; Sinularia crispa; Soft corals; Uterotrophic

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYTE; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSTATE; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; TESTIS WEIGHT; VAS DEFERENS;

ALCYONACEA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SINULARIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032981688     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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