The effect of extracts of Cynomorium coccineum and Withania somnifera on gonadotrophins and ovarian follicles of immature wistar rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 288-290

  Al Qarawi, A A ^a   Abdel Rahman, H A ^a   El Badry, A A ^a   Harraz, F ^a   Razig, N A ^a   Abdel Magied, E M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cynomorium; Gonadotrophins; Ovarian follicles; Rats; Withania

Indexed keywords

CYNOMORIUM COCCINEUM EXTRACT; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; RAT;

ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; CYNOMORIUM; CYNOMORIUM COCCINEUM; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; WITHANIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0034120056     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1573(200006)14:4<288::AID-PTR603>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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