Effect of Mimosa pudica root extract on vaginal estrous and serum hormones for screening of antifertility activity in albino mice

Contraception

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 482-485

  Ganguly, Mausumi ^a   Devi, Nirada ^a   Mahanta, Rita ^a   Borthakur, Mridul K ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology   (India)

Author keywords

Albino mice; Antifertility; Estradiol; Estrous cycle; Gonadotropin; Mimosa pudica

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHANOL; MIMOSA PUDICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE INHIBITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL ANTAGONISTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; MICE; MIMOSA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; VAGINA;

EID: 36549065797     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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