Effect of Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh on female reproductive system in Wistar rats: a focus on antifertility efficacy

Contraception

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 314-320

  Pattanayak, Shakti Prasad ^a   Mazumder, Papiya Mitra ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti implantation; Antiestrogenic; Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh; Estrogenic; Reproductive function

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIESTRUS; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILITY; LD 50; LORANTHACEAE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; RAT; REPRODUCTION; VAGINA SMEAR; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LETHAL DOSE 50; LORANTHACEAE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 68749105673     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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