Anti-fertility Effects of Carica papaya Linn: Methanol Leaf Extracts in Male Wistar Rats
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Effect of papaya (Carica papaya linn) on pregnancy and estrous cycle in albino rats of Wistar strain.
The antifertility effects of Carica papaya were investigated by feeding adult cycling and pregnant rats with different components of its fruits. No attempt was made to force-feed the animals. The results indicate that unripe fruits of papaya interrupt estrous cycle and induce abortions. The abortifacient property seems to decrease as the fruit becomes stale or ripe. Exogenous progesterone count...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1816-496X
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2013.35.41