Infecund evaluation of cycling female Sprague-Dawley rats: An aftermath treatment with Momordica charantia seed extract

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-41

  Amah, Chyke Ifeanyi ^a   Yama, Oshiozokhai Eboetse ^a   Noronha, Cressie Carmel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abortifacient; Momordica charantia; Ova count; Sprague Dawley

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATION PERIOD; MORNING DOSAGE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PLANT SEED; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROESTRUS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 84858750618     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: 20903251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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