The effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of celery on male rats in fertility control and sex ratio of rat offspring

Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 43-49

  Kooti, W ^a   Ghasemiboroon, M ^a   Ahangarpoor, A ^a   Hardani, A ^a   Amirzargar, A ^a   Asadi Samani, M ^b   Zamani, M ^c  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Celery; Fertility; Male rat; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

CELERY EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; RAT; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84906814653     PISSN: 15614107     EISSN: 22517170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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