Effect of foeniculum vulgare organic extract on blood sex hormones and reproductive tissues of male rats

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-20

  Dehghanr, F ^a   Panjjehshahin, M R ^b   Mirzaee, Z ^c   Mehrabani, D ^d  

^a Department of Anatomy ^*  (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

F. vulgare; Male rat; Reproductive tissue

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FOENICULUM VULGARE;

EID: 33644503846     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2005.9706529     Document Type: Article

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