Reproductive effects of Ficus asperifolia (Moraceae) in female rats

African Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-53

  Watcho, Pierre ^a   Ngadjui, Esther ^a   Alango, Nkeng Efouet P ^a   Benoît, Nguelefack T ^a   Kamanyi, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Fertility; Ficus asperifolia; Implantation; Rat; Uterotrophic

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSORBATE 80; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLACENTAL PEPTIDE HORMONE; PLACENTAL UTEROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMALE STERILITY; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA; LITTER SIZE; MORACEAE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; UTERUS GROWTH; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FERTILITY; FICUS; FRUIT; NIDATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; UTERUS; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FICUS; FRUIT; LITTER SIZE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PLACENTAL HORMONES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERUS;

EID: 77949343088     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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