Assessment of reversible contraceptive efficacy of methanol extract of Mentha arvensis L. leaves in male albino mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-13

  Sharma, Nidhi ^a   Jacob, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Contraceptive; Epididymal spermatozoa; Male reproductive organs; Mentha arvensis; Methanol extract

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MENTHA ARVENSIS EXTRACT; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA ARVENSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMEAR; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MENTHA; METHANOL; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036120727     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00364-6     Document Type: Article

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