Effects of spirulina on the number of ovary mast cells in lead-induced toxicity in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-46

  Karaca, Turan ^a   Şimşek, Nejdet ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lead; Mast cell; Ovary; Rat; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY CYCLE; RAT; SPIRULINA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LEAD; MAST CELLS; OVARY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPIRULINA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 33846643927     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2015     Document Type: Article

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