Spermicidal activity of Azadirachta indica (neem) leaf extract

Contraception

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-229

  Khillare, B ^a   Shrivastav, T G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Leaf extract; Sperm morphology; Sperm viability; Spermicidal

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AZADIRACHTA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG STABILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542649937     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(03)00165-3     Document Type: Article

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