Effects of Artemisia monosperma ethanolic leaves extract on implantation, mid-term abortion and parturition of pregnant rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 446-451

  Hijazi, Abdalla Mohammad ^a   Salhab, Abdullazim Sammour ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Anti implantation; Artemisia monosperma; Mid term abortion; Oxytocin; Parturition

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ALCOHOL; ARTEMISIA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OXYTOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA MONOSPERMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR ONSET; MALE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RAT; TERATOGENICITY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ANIMALS; ARTEMISIA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; JORDAN; PARTURITION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

ARTEMISIA MONOSPERMA; EQUUS ASINUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77649180089     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.01.030     Document Type: Article

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