Effects of ethanolic extracts of Capparis aphylla (Roth.) on testicular steroidogenesis in rats

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 582-584

  Sarathchandiran, I ^a   Manavalan, R ^a   Akbarsha, M A ^b   Kadalmani, B ^b   Karar, P K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifertility; Ascorbic acid; Capparis aphylla; Cholesterol; G 6 PD; Testicular steroidogenesis; 5 3 HSD

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAPPARIS APHYLLA EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SEX HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS APHYLLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

APHYLLA; CAPPARIS; RATTUS;

EID: 34250789199     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.582.584     Document Type: Article

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