Phytochemical evaluation and antispermatogenic activity of Thevetia peruviana methanol extract in male albino rats

Human Fertility

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-59

  Gupta, Rajnish ^a   Kachhawa, Jai B S ^a   Gupta, R S ^a   Sharma, Anil Kumar ^a   Sharma, M C ^a   Dobhal, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

antifertility; sperm dynamics; spermatogenesis; Thevetia peruviana; tissue biochemistry

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; THEVETIA PERUVIANA METHANOL EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; THEVETIA; THEVETIA PERUVIANA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FERTILITY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; THEVETIA;

EID: 79953814979     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2010.542230     Document Type: Article

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