Efficacy of Echinacea on the action of cyproterone acetate in Male Rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 966-976

  Arafa, Nadia M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR DRUG CONTROL AND RESEARCH NODCAR   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cyproterone acetate; Echinacea; Oxidative status; Sperm count; Testis

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 77957681855     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.966.976     Document Type: Article

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