Aqueous extract of Telfairia occidentalis leaves reduces blood sugar and increases haematological and reproductive indices in male rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2299-2303

  Salman, Toyin M ^a   Olayaki, Luqman A ^a   Oyeyemi, Wahab A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Haematological indices; Rats; Sperm quality; Telfairia occidentalis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

RATTUS; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 48149094386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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