Ananas comosus: Is the unripe fruit juice an abortifacient in pregnant Wistar rats?

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 397-402

  Yakubu, Musa T ^a   Olawepo, Oluwabimpe J ^a   Fasoranti, Gbonjubola A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abortifacient; Ananas comosus; Pineapple; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ANANAS COMOSUS EXTRACT; CARDENOLIDE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DIENOLIDE; ESTROGEN; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROGESTERONE; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTIFACIENT ACTIVITY; ANANAS COMOSUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; FRUIT; IMPLANTATION; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAPPLE; PINEAPPLE JUICE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; UNRIPE FRUIT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; BROMELIACEAE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERUS;

EID: 80053044453     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2011.599454     Document Type: Article

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