Effects of some traditional plant extracts on rat oestrous cycle compared with clomid

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 748-755

  Benie, T ^a   Duval, J ^b   Thieulant, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Afrormosia laxiflora; Antioestrogen like activities; Cola nitida; Extracts; Gonadotropin release; Oestrogen and progesterone receptors; Oestrous cycle; Pterocarpus erinaceus; Uterine horn growth

Indexed keywords

AFRORMOSIA LAXIFLORA EXTRACT; ANTIESTROGEN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; COLA NITIDA EXTRACT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRORMOSIA LAXIFLORA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; COLA; COLA NITIDA; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; DIESTRUS; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; LEGUME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PLANT STEM; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS; RAT; STERCULIACEAE;

ANIMALS; CLOMIPHENE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FABACEAE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; OVULATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PTEROCARPUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; STERCULIACEAE; UTERUS;

COLA; COLA NITIDA; ERINACEUS; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS;

EID: 0042011129     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1206     Document Type: Article

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