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

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Semen parameters; Spermatogenesis; Synergy and ACT; Testis

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; AMODIAQUINE, ARTESUNATE DRUG COMBINATION; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; DRUG COMBINATION; FANASIL, PYRIMETHAMINE DRUG COMBINATION; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG POTENTIATION; GUINEA PIG; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

AMODIAQUINE; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 77953791926     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/njps.v24i1.46372     Document Type: Article

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