Effects of aqueous extracts of Irvingia gabonensis seeds on the hormonal parameters of male guinea pigs

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-204

  Wolfe, Obianime Acubowyedia ^a   Ijeoma, Uche Fidelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hormonal parameters; Irvingia gabonensis; Male guinea pigs

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CADMIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTROGEN; FLAVONOID; FOLLITROPIN; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS EXTRACT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESTEROLONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TERPENOID; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS; MALE FERTILITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TIME;

EID: 77950633608     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60009-0     Document Type: Article

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