Postnatal weight gain and onset of puberty in rats exposed to aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa in utero

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-101

  Iyare, Eghosa E ^a   Adegoke, Olufeyi A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hibiscus sabdariffa; In utero; Onset of puberty; Postnatal weight gain

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; TAP WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; RATTUS;

EID: 37349024719     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.98.101     Document Type: Article

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