Effect of Emex spinosa, Leptadenia pyrotechnica, Haloxylon salicornicum and Ochradenus baccatus extracts on the reproductive organs of adult male rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-112

  Soliman, Gamal A ^a   Donia, Abd El Raheim M ^b,c   Awaad, Amani S ^d   Alqasoumi, Saleh I ^b,d   Yusufoglu, Hasan ^b  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Desert Research Center   (Egypt)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Male fertility; Prolactin; Sperm parameters; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; EMEX SPINOSA EXTRACT; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; HALOXYLON SALICORNICUM EXTRACT; LEPTADENIA PYROTECHNICA EXTRACT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OCHRADENUS BACCATUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHENOPODIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMEX SPINOSA; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HALOXYLON SALICORNICUM; LD 50; LEPTADENIA PYROTECHNICA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OCHRADENUS BACCATUS; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; RESEDACEAE; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMINAL VESICLE WEIGHT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON LIFESPAN; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VENTRAL PROSTATE WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANIMALIA; APOCYNACEAE; EMEX SPINOSA; HALOXYLON SALICORNICUM; LEPTADENIA PYROTECHNICA; OCHRADENUS BACCATUS; POLYGONACEAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RESEDACEAE;

EID: 84555191785     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.601465     Document Type: Article

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