Abortifacient Potential of Aqueous Extract of Senna alata Leaves in Rats

Journal of Reproduction and Contraception

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-177

  MT, Yakubu ^a   AO, Adeshina ^a   AT, Oladiji ^a   MA, Akanji ^a   OB, Oloyede ^a   GA, Jimoh ^a   AWO, Olatinwo ^a   AJ, Afolayan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abortifacient; Estrogenicity; Implantation site; Leguminosae; Mifepristone; Pregnancy; Reproductive hormones; Senna alata; Uterogenicity; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CARDENOLIDE DERIVATIVE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FLAVONOID; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SENNA ALATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SALIVATION; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 77957913924     PISSN: 10017844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-7844(10)60025-9     Document Type: Article

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