Effect of methanol extract of Ricinus communis seed on reproduction of male rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-121

  Raji, Yinusa ^a   Oloyo, Ahmed Kolade ^a   Morakinyo, Ayodele Olufemi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fertility; Reproduction; Ricinus communis; Sperm; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; METHANOL EXTRACTION RESIDUE; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL FUNCTION; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM LAYER; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT SEED; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHANOL; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTATE; RATS; REPRODUCTION; RICINUS; SEEDS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 30444445824     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00055.x     Document Type: Article

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