Some biological activities of Garcinia kola in growing rats

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 287-297

  Uko, Otor John ^a   Usman, Abdulkadir ^a   Ataja, Abu Mohammed ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood composition; Garcinia kola; Male fertility index; Organ masses; Performance traits; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035760890     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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