Effects of leaf extract of Urtica pilulifera L. on male reproductive system of streptozotocin-diabetic rats

American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 22-28

  Irshaid, Fawzi ^a   Mansi, Kamal ^a  

^a AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antihyperglycemia; Antioxidants; Spermatogenic activities; Testosterone; Urtica pilulifera

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; METHANOL; STREPTOZOCIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA EXTRACT; URTICA PILULIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDIDYMIS; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URTICA PILULIFERA; URTICACEAE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; URTICA PILULIFERA; URTICACEAE;

EID: 67651152973     PISSN: 15574962     EISSN: 15574970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajptsp.2009.22.28     Document Type: Article

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