Antispermatogenic effects of Parkinsonia aculeata stembark in male rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Gupta, R S ^a   Rehwani, H ^a   Khushalani, V ^a   Tanwar, K ^a   Joshi, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Cell population dynamics; Leydig cells; Parkinsonia aculeata; Sertoli cell; Sialic acid; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; FRUCTOSE; GLYCOGEN; PARKINSONIA ACULEATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SIALIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTISPERMATOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PARKINSONIA ACULEATE; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; PARKINSONIA ACULEATA; RATTUS;

EID: 34247388538     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200601026234     Document Type: Article

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