Effects of methanolic extract of Asparagus pubescens root on sexual behavior and pituitary hormone secretion on Wistar rats during pregnancy and lactation

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 492-497

  Nwafor, Paul A ^a   Egwu, Godwin ^c   Jahn, Graciela A ^b   Deis, Ricardo P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b Laboratorio de Reproduccion y Lactancia Mendoza   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asparagus pubescens; Extract; Lactation; Pituitary hormone secretion; Pregnancy; Rats; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS PUBESCENS EXTRACT; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE RELEASE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LILIACEAE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ASPARAGUS PUBESCENS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34548388782     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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