Influence of cimetidine and bromocriptine on prolactin levels in rat fertility

International Journal of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Hamid, Qamar ^a   Hamid, Sadaf ^b   Minhas, Liaqat Ali ^c   Gul, Anjuman ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b ZIAUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c ARMY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bromocriptine; Cimetidine; Fertility; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CIMETIDINE; PROLACTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FERTILITY; GERM CELL; HYPERPLASIA; IMMERSION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 77953418130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19448171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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