Effect of aqueous extract of leaf of Aegle marmelos on testicular activities in rats

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-25

  Das, Uttam Kumar ^a   Maiti, Rajkumar ^a   Jana, Debasis ^a   Ghosh, Debidas ^b  

^a Reproductive Endocrinology and Family Welfare Research Unit

^b VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aegle marmelos; Germ cells; Plasma testosterone; Steroidogenic key enzymes

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

AEGLE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GERM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 36549061116     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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