Antifertility effects of the petroleum ether extract of Physalis minima on female albino rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-272

  Sudhakaran, S ^a,c   Ramanathan, B ^b   Ganapathi, A ^b  

^a JJ College Arts and Science   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c J J COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Estrus cycle; Female fertility; Histoarchitecture; Histopathology; Ovary; Oviduct; Physalis minima L.; Solanaceae

Indexed keywords

PHYSALIS MINIMA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVIDUCT; RAT; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; PHYSALIS; PHYSALIS MINIMA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 0033403546     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.37.4.269.5809     Document Type: Article

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