Histomorphometric effects of Kigelia africana (Bignoniaceae) fruit extract on the testis following short-term treatment with cisplatin in male Sprague-Dawley rats

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-208

  Azu, O O ^a   Duru, F I O ^a   Osinubi, A A ^a   Oremosu, A A ^a   Noronha, C C ^a   Elesha, S O ^b   Okanlawon, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cisplatin; Histology; Hormone assay; Kigelia africana; Lipid peroxidation; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CATALASE; CISPLATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTATHIONE; KETAMINE; KIGELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIGNONIACEAE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; HORMONAL REGULATION; KIGELIA AFRICANA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UPREGULATION;

EID: 78049353835     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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