Anti-spermatogenic Effects of Ethanol Extract of Mucuna Urens

Journal of Reproduction and Contraception

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-168

  Etta, Hannah Edim ^a   Bassey, Udoh Paul ^b   Eneobong, Eneobong Effiom ^b   Okon, Okon Bassey ^b  

^a CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

anti spermatogenic; Mucuna urens; sperm count; sperm morphology; sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTISPERMATOGENIC AGENT; CORN OIL; MUCUNA URENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GERM LAYER; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MUCUNA URENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING; VELVET BEAN;

EID: 72749096067     PISSN: 10017844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-7844(09)60021-3     Document Type: Article

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