Effects of extracts from Hibiscus macranthus and Basella alba mixture on testosterone production in vitro in adult rat testes slices

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-114

  Moundipa, Paul F ^a   Ngouela, Silvère ^a   Kamtchouing, Pierre ^a   Tsamo, Etienne ^a   Tchouanguep, Félicité M ^b   Carreau, Serge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Basella alba; Hibiscus macranthus; Plant extracts; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BASELLA ALBA EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIBISCUS MACRANTHUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BASELLA ALBA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG MECHANISM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS MACRANTHUS; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; TISSUE SLICE; UREA CYCLE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; HIBISCUS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 30444435041     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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