Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of the aqueous extract from Trigonella foenum-graecum (L.) in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 321-325

  Khalki, Loubna ^a   M'hamed, Sâadia Ba ^a   Bennis, Mohamed ^a   Chait, Abderrahman ^a   Sokar, Zahra ^a  

^a CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Fenugreek; Foetus; Reproduction; Teratogenic effect; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FENUGREEK; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS WEIGHT; FREEZE DRYING; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT;

MUS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 77956265149     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.06.033     Document Type: Article

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