Body mass index at onset of puberty in rats exposed to aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa in utero

African Journal Biomedical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-208

  Iyare, E E ^a   Adegoke, O A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

BMI; Food and fluid intake; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Onset of puberty

Indexed keywords

HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RAT;

EID: 65449190249     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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