Spermicidal activity of the crude ethanol extract of Sedum praealtum in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-17

  Silva Torres, Rafael ^a   Montellano Rosales, Hortensia ^a   Ramos Zamora, Delfina ^a   Castro Mussot, M Eugenia ^a   Cerda García Rojas, Carlos M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Crassulaceae; Sedum praealtum; Spermatozoa viability; Spermicidal activity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SEDUM PRAEALTUM; SPERMATOZOON;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; SEDUM; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0037358584     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00335-5     Document Type: Article

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