Impact of garlic feeding (Allium sativum) on male fertility

Andrologia

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 217-224

  Hammami, I ^a   El May, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Garlic; Germ cells; Somatic cells; Spermatogenesis; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

GARLIC; GERM CELLS; SOMATIC CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALS; FERTILITY; GARLIC; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84879860288     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12009     Document Type: Article

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