Assessing estrogenic activity of nigella sativa in ovariectomized rats using vaginal cornification assay

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-142

  Parhizkar, Saadat ^a,b   Latiff, Latiffah Abdul ^a   Rahman, Sabariah Abdul ^a   Dollah, Mohammad Aziz ^a   Parichehr, Hanachi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b YASUJ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Estrogenic activity; Nigella sativa; Ovariectomized rats; Vaginal cytology assay

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; KERATINOCYTE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POWDER; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VAGINA CYTOLOGY; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 79953655563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajpp10.276     Document Type: Article

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