Antifertility activity of the methanolic leaf extract of Cissampelos pareira in female albino mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 688-691

  Ganguly, Mausumi ^a   Kr Borthakur, Mridul ^a   Devi, Nirada ^a   Mahanta, Rita ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology   (India)

Author keywords

Antifertility; Cissampelos pareira extract; Estrous cycle; Mice; Reproductive hormones

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CISSAMPELOS PAREIRA EXTRACT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CISSAMPELOS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; LD 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CISSAMPELOS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INDIA; LETHAL DOSE 50; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROLACTIN;

CISSAMPELOS PAREIRA; MUS;

EID: 34247251534     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.01.023     Document Type: Article

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