Effects of polygonum aviculare herbal extract on sperm parameters after EMF exposure in mouse

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 720-724

  Milan, P B ^a   Nejad, D M ^a   Ghanbari, A A ^a   Rad, J S ^a   Nasrabadi, H T ^a   Roudkenar, M H ^a   Roushandeh, A M ^a   Goldust, Mohamad ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; EMF; Exposure; Polygonum aviculare; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYGONUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYGONUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

MUS; POLYGONUM AVICULARE;

EID: 81855191937     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2011.720.724     Document Type: Article

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