Effect of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) juice and methanolic peel extract on testis of male rats

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1343-1349

  Dkhil, Mohamed A ^a,b   Al Quraishy, Saleh ^a   Abdel Moneim, Ahmed E ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Oxidants antioxidants status; Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.); Rats; Sex hormones; Testis

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HEALTH IMPACT; HORMONE; LIPID; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; RODENT;

EID: 84886792434     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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