Experimental endometriosis reduction in rats treated with Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) extract

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-208

  Neto, João Nogueira ^a,b   Coelho, Tarcísio Mota ^a   Aguiar, Guilherme Carneiro ^a   Carvalho, Laura Rosa ^a   De Araújo, Ana Gisélia Portela ^a   Girão, Manuel João B C ^b   Schor, Eduardo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drug therapy; Experimental endometriosis; Uncaria tomentosa; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEEDING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 79951509098     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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