Effect of Tribulus terrestris extract on ovarian activity in immature wistar rat: A histological evaluation

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 883-886

  Esfandiari, Arash ^a   Dehghan, Asghar ^a   Sharifi, Siavash ^a   Najafi, Bardia ^a   Vesali, Esmaeil ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Extract; Ovary; Puncturevine; Rat; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952308292     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2011.883.886     Document Type: Article

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