Achillea millefolium inflorescence aqueous extract ameliorates cyclophosphamide-induced toxicity in rat testis: Stereological evidences

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 247-254

  Jalali, Ali Shalizar ^a   Hasanzadeh, Shapour ^a   Malekinejad, Hassan ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium; Cyclophosphamide; Testis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACHILLEA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STEREOLOGY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84863534820     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-5364(12)60050-8     Document Type: Article

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