Spermatoxic effects of operation sweep herbal supplement in male albino rats

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-156

  Orisakwe, O E ^a   Debem, H C ^b   Etuk, E U ^b   Elsa, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

epididymal toxicity; epididymis; infertility; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POWDER; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OPERATION SWEEP; RHEUMATISM POWDER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDIDYMIS; LD 50; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; POWDER; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TOXICITY; WISTAR RAT; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS BIOPSY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPERMATOXICITY; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TOXICITY TESTING; VENOUS CONGESTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDIDYMIS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POWDERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 77956993716     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2010.21.2.147     Document Type: Article

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