In vitro determination of the contraceptive spermicidal activity of a composite extract of Achyranthes aspera and Stephania hernandifolia on human semen

Contraception

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-288

  Paul, Daniel ^a   Bera, Saradindu ^a   Jana, Debasis ^a   Maiti, Rajkumar ^a   Ghosh, Debidas ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; Sperm viability; Spermicidal; Stephania hernandifolia

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; STEPHANIA HERNANDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SWELLING; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MENISPERMACEAE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMICIDICITY; STEPHANIA HERNANDIFOLIA;

ACHYRANTHES; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; STEPHANIA;

EID: 32044436270     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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