Comparative study of artesunate, acts and their combinants on the hormonal parameters of the male guinea-pig

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-106

  Obianime, A W ^a   Aprioku, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

ACTs; Artesunate; Hormones and guinea pig; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; AMODIAQUINE, ARTESUNATE DRUG COMBINATION; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; FANSIDAR; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PYRIMETHAMINE; SEX HORMONE; SULFADOXINE; SULFADOXINE-PYRIMETHAMINE; TESTOSTERONE; DRUG COMBINATION; FANASIL, PYRIMETHAMINE DRUG COMBINATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; GUINEA PIG; MALE;

AMODIAQUINE; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GUINEA PIGS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROLACTIN; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77952938384     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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