Effects of ethanol extract of piper guineense seeds (Schum. and Thonn) on the conception of mice (Mus Musculus)

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 362-367

  Ekanem, A P ^a   Udoh, F V ^a   Oku, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conception; Mice; Piper guineense

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; DELTA ALPHA,BETA DIHYDROWASANINE; ISOBUTYL 2,4 DECADIENAMIDE; PIPER GUINEENSE EXTRACT; PIPERANINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PIPER GUINEENSE; PLANT SEED; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 77954666553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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