Effects of the aqueous extract of dry seeds of Aframomum melegueta on some parameters of the reproductive function of mature male rats

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-58

  Mbongue, G Y F ^a   Kamtchouing, P ^b   Dimo, T ^b  

^a Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Aframomum melegueta; Epididymis; Seminal vesicle; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA AQUEOUS DRY SEED EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ANTHOCYANIDE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CYANIDE; DISTILLED WATER; FATTY ACID; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FRUCTOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACCESSORY SEX ORGAN; AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PROSTATE; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEMINAL VESICLE; STOMACH INTUBATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; FERTILITY; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 84855404237     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2010.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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