Effects of crude ethanolic extract of Garcinia cambogia on the reproductive system of male wistar rats (Rattus novergicus)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1236-1238

  Oluyemi, Kayode A ^a   Jimoh, Olusegun R ^b   Adesanya, Olamide A ^a   Omotuyi, Idowu O ^a   Josiah, Sunday J ^a   Oyesola, Tolulope O ^a  

^a IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Garcinia cambogia; Histology; Interstitial spaces; Leydig cells; Sperm count

Indexed keywords

GARCINIA CAMBOGIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL DISRUPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GARCINIA CAMBOGIA; GENOTOXICITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE SECTION;

GARCINIA CAMBOGIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34249776693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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