Effect of ethanol extract of whole plant of Trichosanthes cucumerina var. cucumerina L. on Gonadotropins, ovarian follicular kinetics and estrous cycle for screening of antifertility activity in albino rats;Efectos del etanol extraído de la planta completa de Trichosanthes cucumerina var. Cucumerina L. sobre gonadotropinas, cinética folicular ovárica y ciclo para screening de actividad antifertilidad en ratas albinas

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-182

  Kage, Devendra N ^a   Malashetty, Vijaykumar B ^a,b   Seetharam, Y N ^a   Patil, Saraswati B ^a  

^a GULBARGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

3 b HSD, 17 b HSD activity; Antifertility; Estrous cycle; Folliculogenesis; Gonadotropins; Ovarian steroidogenesis; Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. cucumerina

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249125708     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022009000100030     Document Type: Article

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