Toxicological effects of Carica papaya seed extract on spermatozoa of mice

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 533-535

  Verma, R J ^a   Nambiar, Deepa ^a   Chinoy, N J ^a  

^a GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Carica papaya; Cauda epididymis; Sperm motility; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CARICA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 33845258750     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1173     Document Type: Article

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