The influence of hollyhock extract administration on testicular function in rats

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 35, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 733-740

  Papiez, Monika A ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE;

ALTHAEA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPERPLASIA; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERSTITIUM; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOLOGY; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

ALCEA ROSEA; ALTHAEA; ANIMALIA;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ALTHAEA; ANIMALS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS;

EID: 16644403015     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-004-5067-0     Document Type: Article

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