Evaluation of the female reproductive toxicity of aqueous extract of Labisia pumila var. alata in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-32

  Wan Ezumi, M F ^a   Siti Amrah, S ^a   Suhaimi, A W M ^a   Mohsin, S S J ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Estrous cycle; Herb; Lactation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LABISIA PUMILA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GESTATION PERIOD; LABISIA PUMILA; LACTATION; MATING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33847744306     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.30760     Document Type: Article

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