Antifertility activity of ethanolic extract of Allium cepa Linn in rats

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-78

  Thakare, Vishnu N ^a   Kothavade, Pankaj S ^a   Dhote, Vipin V ^b   Deshpande, Avinash D ^a  

^a DR D Y PATIL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b ZYDUS RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Antifertility activity; Antiimplantation activity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GUM ARABIC; ONION EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFERTILITY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 65849496158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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