Nevirapine induces testicular toxicity in wistar rats: Reversal effect of kolaviron (biflavonoid from garcinia kola seeds)

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 313-320

  Adaramoye, Oluwatosin A ^a   Akanni, Olubukola O ^a   Farombi, Ebenezer O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral; Garcinia kola; Nevirapine; Oxidative stress; Testis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CORN OIL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; KOLAVIRON; MALONALDEHYDE; NEVIRAPINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GARCINIA KOLA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVE DEAD RATIO; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTICULAR TOXICITY; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TOXICITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLAVONOIDS; GARCINIA KOLA; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEVIRAPINE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; SEEDS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 84898614982     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2012-0078     Document Type: Article

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