Teratogenicity of Asparagus racemosus Willd. root, a herbal medicine

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 570-573

  Goel, R K ^a   Prabha, T ^a   Mohan Kumar, M ^a   Dorababu, M ^a   Prakash, ^a   Singh, G ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Asparagus racemosus; Herbal medicines; Satavari; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; AYURVEDA; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS RESORPTION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PLANT ROOT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; ASPARAGUS PLANT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL RESORPTION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; TERATOGENS;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS;

EID: 33745889614     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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