Hemorheological effects of long-term administration of combined oral contraceptive in rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 403-406

  Akhigbe, R E ^a   Azeez, M O ^a   Ige, S F ^a   Oyeyipo, I P ^b   Ajao, F O ^a   Soladoye, A O ^b  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood viscosity; Oral contraceptive; Plasma proteins; Plasma viscosity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; FIBRINOGEN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; MORNING DOSAGE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA VISCOSITY; RAT;

EID: 63749087530     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.403.406     Document Type: Article

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