Spermicidal action of a protein isolated from ethanolic root extracts of Achyranthes aspera: An in vitro study

Phytomedicine

Volumn 18, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 776-782

  Anuja, M M ^a   Nithya, R S ^a   Swathy, S S ^a   Rajamanickam, C ^a   Indira, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera (Ap); Acrosome; Hypo osmotic swelling; In vitro; Nonoxynol 9; Sperm immobilization

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; ACROSIN; ALCOHOL; NONOXINOL 9; PLANT EXTRACT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT;

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RAT;

5'-NUCLEOTIDASE; ACHYRANTHES; ACROSIN; ACROSOME; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NONOXYNOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; SPERM IMMOBILIZING AGENTS; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; SPERMATOZOA;

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; RATTUS;

EID: 79958084469     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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