Antifertility activity of hydroalcoholic extract of ocimum Basilicum Linn. Leaves on female wistar rats

Journal of Reproduction and Contraception

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-54

  Bilal, Alia ^a   Jahan, Nasreen ^a   Ahmed, Ajij ^a   Bilal, Saima Naaz ^b   Habib, Shahida ^c  

^a National Institute of Unani Medicine   (India)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gyneacology   (India)

^c Kashmir Tibbiya College   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Estrus cycle; Herbal contraceptive; Implantation; Ovulation; Rats; Vaginal smear

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASIL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LAPAROTOMY; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVULATION; PAIN; PARENCHYMA; PLANT LEAF; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA SMEAR; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 84878968437     PISSN: 10017844     EISSN: 18767966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-7844(13)60020-6     Document Type: Article

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