Spermatotoxic effects of Cananga odorata (Lam): a comparison with gossypol

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 2243-2246

  Pankajakshy, Anitha ^a   Madambath, Indira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Cananga odorata; gossypol; male albino rats; Spermatotoxicity; testosterone

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CHOLESTEROL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GOSSYPOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE; YLANG YLANG OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; CANANGA; CANANGA ODORATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; CANANGA; CHOLESTEROL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; EPIDIDYMIS; ETHANOL; FERTILITY; GOSSYPOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 65049090736     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.075     Document Type: Article

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