Open AccessThe contraceptive potential of Carica papaya seed on oestrus cycle, progesterone, and histomorphology of the Utero-ovarian tissue of adult wistar rats
Author(s) -
Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu,
Tayo Jane Oluwole
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jbra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1518-0557
pISSN - 1517-5693
DOI - 10.5935/1518-0557.20200023
Subject(s) - estrous cycle , carica , corpus luteum , ovary , endocrinology , in utero , medicine , andrology , biology , pregnancy , fetus , botany , genetics
The study's goal was to ascertain the contraceptive effects of Aqueous extract of Carica papaya on female rats by assessing changes in the body weight, estrous cycle, serum progesterone level and the cyto-architecture of the Utero-ovarian tissue.