Effects of Maytenus ilicifolia on reproduction and embryo-fetal development in Wistar rats

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 3711-3720

  Cunha Laura, A L ^a   Auharek, S A ^a   Oliveira, R J ^a   Siqueira, J M ^b   Vieira, M C ^c   Leite, V S ^d   Portugal, L C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo fetal development; Maytenus ilicifolia; Reproduction; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

MAYTENUS ILICIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATION PERIOD; IMPLANTATION; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS ILICIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT LEAF; PREGNANCY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MAYTENUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84900405271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2014.May.9.16     Document Type: Article

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