A review on some causes of male infertility

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2834-2842

  Olayemi, F O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Infertility; Male; Medicinal plants; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; ALSTONIA BONEI EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; EMBELIA RIBES EXTRACT; ESTROGEN; GOSSYPOL; LEAD; MALVAVISCUS CONZATTII EXTRACT; NIFEDIPINE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUASSIA AMARA EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM EXTRACT; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCA ALKALOID; ZINC;

ABRUS; ALSTONIA; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ASTHENOSPERMIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BASIL; CALOTROPIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; EMBELIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MALVAVISCUS CONZATTII; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OLIGOSPERMIA; OOCYTE; PAPAYA; QUASSIA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCROTUM; SOLANUM; SPERM; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS WEIGHT; TRIPTERYGIUM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VINCA;

EID: 77952892748     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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