Protective effect of Cymbopogon citratus on hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in the reproductive system of male rats

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 329-336

  Rahim, Saleh M ^a,b   Taha, Ekhlass M ^c   Mubark, Zaid M ^a   Aziz, Salam S ^a   Simon, K D ^b   Mazlan, A G ^b  

^a TIKRIT UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon citratus; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxidative stress; Testes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CYMBOPOGON; GENITALIA, MALE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

EID: 84894191311     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2013.827268     Document Type: Article

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