Antiovulatory and estrogenic activity of Plumbago rosea leaves in female albino rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 273-277

  Sheeja, E ^a   Joshi, S B ^a   Jain, D C ^a  

^a B R NAHATA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiestrogenic activity; Antiovulatory activity; Estrogenic activity; Estrous cycle; Plumbago rosea

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ANTIESTROGEN; CHLOROFORM; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO ROSEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INHIBITION; PLANT LEAF; PLUMBAGINACEAE; PLUMBAGO ROSEA; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UTERUS;

EID: 77949458000     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.59927     Document Type: Article

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