Evaluation of the antifertility activity of the hydroalcoholic extract of the leaves of Plumbago Zeylanica L. (Plumbaginaceae) in female wistar rats

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-55

  Vishnukanta, ^a   Rana, A C ^a  

^a BN College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Antifertility; Antiimplantation; Corpora lutea; Estrogenic; Plumbago zeylanica

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIESTROGEN; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFERTILITY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PLANT LEAF; PLUMBAGINACEAE; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA; PREGNANCY; RAT; UTERUS; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 76049114328     PISSN: 00195464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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