Azadikachta Indica Adversely Affects Sperm Parameters And Fructose Levels In Vas Deferens Fluid Of Albino Rats

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-395

  Ghosesawar, M G ^a   Ahamed, R Nazeer ^a   Ahmed, Mukhtar ^a   Aladakatti, R H ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

albino rats; androgen; spermatozoa; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; FRUCTOSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIANDROGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VAS DEFERENS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; AZADIRACHTA; FRUCTOSE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 2542422728     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2003.14.4.387     Document Type: Article

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