Effect Of Graded Doses Of Momordica Charantia Seed Extract On Rat Sperm: Scanning Electron Microscope Study

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-66

  Girini, M M ^a   Ahamed, R Nazeer ^a   Aladakatti, R H ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

albino rats; SEM; spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT;

ACROSOME; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL MEMBRANE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOMORDICA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 24744459003     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2005.16.1.53     Document Type: Article

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