The effects of Ginger on spermatogenesis and sperm parameters of rat

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  Khaki, Arash ^a   Fathiazad, Fatemeh ^b   Nouri, Mohammad ^b   Khaki, Amir Afshin ^c   Ozanci, Chelar C ^d   Ghafari Novin, Marefat ^e   Hamadeh, Mohammad ^f  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Acdeniz University   (Turkey)

^e SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ginger rhizome; Rat; Sperm; Spermatogenesis; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GINGER EXTRACT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALONALDEHYDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GINGER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 67649203413     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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