Evaluation of long-term exposure to Mikania glomerata (Sprengel) extract on male Wistar rats' reproductive organs, sperm production and testosterone level

Contraception

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-331

  De Cassia Da Silveira E Sa, Rita ^a   Leite, Magda Narciso ^a   De Moura Reporedo, Maycon ^a   Nóbrega De Almeida, Reinaldo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mikania glomerata; Reproductive system; Spermatogenic cycle; Testosterone level; Toxicity; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

MIKANIA GLOMERATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVALUATION; FOOD INTAKE; GAMETE; GENITAL SYSTEM; INFERTILITY; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MIKANIA GLOMERATA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REFLEX; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; TOXICITY;

EID: 0037383358     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00523-1     Document Type: Article

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