Abortifacient activity of Plumeria rubra (Linn) pod extract in female albino rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 702-707

  Dabhadkar, Dinesh ^a   Zade, Varsha ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT VIDARBHA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES   (India)

Author keywords

Abortifacient; Female albino rat; Plumeria rubra; Post implantation; Resorption

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ALCOHOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ALBINISM; ANIMALS; APOCYNACEAE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84867765935     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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