Alternative treatment of ovarian cysts with tribulus terrestris extract: A rat model

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Dehghan, A ^a   Esfandiari, A ^a   Bigdeli, S Momeni ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORPUS LUTEUM; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; TRIBULUS; VAGINA SMEAR; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIBULUS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 84855751302     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01877.x     Document Type: Article

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