Sterility effect of the commerical neem extract neemazal-T/S® (Azadirachta indica A. Jus.) on male rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-206

  Morovati, Mohsen ^a   Mahmoudi, Masoumeh ^b   Ghazi Khansari, Mahmoud ^b   Jabbari, Lida ^a   Khalilaria, Alireza ^a  

^a IRANIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hematology; Histopathology; Neem extract; Rodent pests; Sterility; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEEM; RODENT; STERILITY; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 66949140514     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/zoo-0709-6     Document Type: Article

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