Androgenic effect of Mondia whitei roots in male rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Watcho, Pierre ^a   Kamtchouing, Pierre ^b   Sokeng, Selestin D ^b   Moundipa, Paul F ^c   Tantchou, Justine ^d   Essame, Jean L ^d   Koueta, Noussithe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^d University Hospitals   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Fertility; Mondia whitei; Sperm density; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MONDIA WHITEI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MONDIA WHITEI; NONHUMAN; PERIPLOCA; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; FERTILITY; GENTIANA; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 4444305434     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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