Effects of hydroalcoholic extract of matricaria chamomilla on serum testosterone and estradiol levels, spermatozoon quality, and tail length in rat

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-128

  Karbalay Doust, Saied ^a   Noorafshan, Ali ^a   Dehghani, Farzaneh ^a   Panjehshahin, Mohamad Reza ^b   Monabati, Ahmad ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Matricaria chamomilla; Sperm; Stereology; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; STEREOLOGY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84978507571     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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