The spermatogenic effect of 50% ethanol extracts of Yacon and its ameliorative effect against 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin induced testicular toxicity in the rat

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-80

  Park, Jeong Sook ^a   Hwang, Seock Yeon ^b   Hwang, Bang Yeon ^a   Han, Kun ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Juseong College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Smallanthus sonchifolius; Sperm; Spermatogenesis; TCDD; Testicular toxicity; Yacon

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ALCOHOL; PLANT EXTRACT; YACON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46949106477     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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