Anti-fertility effects of embelin in female Sprague-Dawley rats may be due to suppression of ovarian function

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Wango, E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Embelin; Oestrogen; Ovaries; Progesterone; Rat

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; EMBELIN; ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; OVARY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BENZOQUINONES; BODY WEIGHT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ESTROGENS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15044341201     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.56.2005.1-2.1     Document Type: Article

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