Effect of Frankincense ( Boswellia thurifera) on reproductive system in adult male rat

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-370

  Nusier, Mohamad Khalid ^a   Bataineh, Hameed Nayef ^a   Bataineh, Ziad Mohydeen ^a   Daradka, Haytham Mahmoud ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Jarash University   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Boswellia thurifera; Fertility; Frankincense; Male rat; Spermatids; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

BOSWELLA THURIFERA EXTRACT; FOLLITROPIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOSWELLA THURIFERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FEMALE; INCENSE; LD 50; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS;

BOSWELLIA SACRA; BOSWELLIA THURIFERA; RATTUS;

EID: 34547572022     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.53.365     Document Type: Article

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