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Anti-spermatogenic Effects of Ethanol Extract of Mucuna Urens
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The anti-spermatogenic effects of the extract of M. urens seed on the sperm in the Albino rat may lead to reduction of fertility.About:
This article is published in Journal of Reproduction and Contraception.The article was published on 2009-09-01. It has received 13 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sperm motility & Sperm.read more
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ANTIFERTILITY POTENTIAL OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS IN MALES: AN OVERVIEW Research Article
TL;DR: This review concentrates on those recent advances in science and technology that offer possible inroads for shifting the paradigm for male-based contraception.
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Nigerian Folklore Medicinal Plants with Potential Antifertility Activity in Males: A Scientific Appraisal
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Effect of Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O’Rorke) Seeds on the Liver and Gonads of Male Albino Rats
TL;DR: It is shown that seed extracts of Irvingia gabonensis could cause degeneration of both liver and testes in the male mammal at high concentrations, and this indicates that the seeds of the African bush mango are an effective weight reducing herbal medication.
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Toxicity and Beneficial Effects of Some African Plants on the Reproductive System
TL;DR: The review suggests that medicinal plants could either be beneficial or toxic to the reproductive system, and points to the fact that the continent of Africa is abundantly blessed with a wide array of medicinal plants which are efficacious against several of these diseases afflicting the human population.
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A review on antifertility efficacy of plants in males
TL;DR: The World Health Organization has set up a task force on plant research for fertility regulation with an objective to find new orally active non steroidal contraceptive.
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Chemical composition and protein quality of the little-known legume, velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.)
TL;DR: The chemical composition and nutritional characteristics of seeds of Mucuna pruriens were investigated in this article, where the mature seeds contained 314.4 g/kg crude protein, 51.6 g/ kg crude fiber, 67.3 g/g crude fat, 41.1 g/k ash, and 525.6g/kg carbohydrates.
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Basic Histology : Text and Atlas
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Role of epithelial clear cells of the rat epididymis in the disposal of the contents of cytoplasmic droplets detached from spermatozoa
Louis Hermo,Joel Dworkin,R. Oko +2 more
TL;DR: Structurally as well as cytochemically, with different cytochemical markers, the lamellae and vesicular elements failed to show any evidence of being components of the Golgi apparatus or elements of the endoplasmic reticulum.
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Effects of Gossypol on the Reproductive System of Male Rats
TL;DR: Gossypol acetic acid administered orally at 30 mg/kg body weight/day for five weeks inhibited the fertility of male rats without an apparent loss of libido, and degeneration in the tail region of epididymal spermatozoa revealed.
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Andrology: Seminal volume and total sperm number trends in men attending subfertllity clinics in the Greater Athens area during the period 1977–1993
Dimitrios A. Adamopoulos,Athina Pappa,Stamatina Nicopoulou,Evangelia Andreou,Maria Karamertzanis,John Michopoulos,Vasso Deligianni,Margaret Simou +7 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that in this racially and ethnically homogeneous sample of men, living under the same environmental conditions, a significant decline in seminal volume and total sperm number occurred over the 17 years of observation.
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