The effect of Mentha spicata Labiatae on uterine tissue in rats

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 343-348

  Güney, Mehmet ^a   Oral, Baha ^a   Karahanli, Nermin ^a   Mungan, Tamer ^a   Akdogan, Mehmet ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

apoptosis; lipid peroxidation; menstrual disorders; Mentha spicata; uterine toxicity

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MENTHA SPICATA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STROMA CELL; TIME; UTERUS; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; TEA; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BEVERAGES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MENTHA SPICATA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STROMAL CELLS; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; RATTUS;

EID: 34248682647     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233706071738     Document Type: Article

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