Long-term effects of black seed and garlic oil on the offspring of two consecutive pregnancies in rats

Journal of King Saud University - Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-161

  Wadaan, Mohammad A M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Black seed; Blood chemistry; Fecundity; Garlic; Gender ratio; Rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549114889     PISSN: 10183647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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