Open AccessFertility, developmental toxicity and teratogenicity in albino rats treated with methanol sub-fraction of Carica papaya seeds
Author(s) -
Sadhana Shrivastava,
Abdul S. Ansari,
Nirmal Kumar Lohiya
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.83113
Subject(s) - carica , fertility , toxicity , biology , developmental toxicity , fraction (chemistry) , toxicology , physiology , traditional medicine , medicine , botany , pregnancy , chemistry , environmental health , fetus , population , chromatography , genetics
To evaluate the status of fertility, developmental stages during gestation and teratological changes, if any, following oral administration of methanol sub-fraction (MSF) of the benzene chromatographic fraction of the chloroform extract of the seeds of Carica papaya in rats.