Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba on Vaginal Estrous and Ovarian Histological Alterations for Evaluating Anti-Implantation and Abortifacient Potentials in Albino Female Mice

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 444-459

  Elmazoudy, Reda H ^a   Attia, Azza A ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Abotifacient; Estrous; Fetus; Follicles; Implantation; Resorption

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS RESORPTION; GINKGO BILOBA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MATING; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPLEEN; TOXICITY TESTING; VAGINA; VAGINA SMEAR;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL RESORPTION; FETAL VIABILITY; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PLACENTA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; VAGINA;

GINKGO BILOBA; MUS;

EID: 84870708446     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: 15429741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.21032     Document Type: Article

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