Pregnancy outcome and early postnatal weights in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnant rats administered ethanolic extract of Ocimum gratissimum leaves 
during pregnancy

Iyare C. O.; Uzoigwe J.; Okorie P. O.; Ugwu P. I.; Ezeh C. O.; Iyare E. E.

doi:10.5897/IJNM2018.0305

International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2456
DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
Start Year: 2009
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Pregnancy outcome and early postnatal weights in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnant rats administered ethanolic extract of Ocimum gratissimum leaves during pregnancy

Iyare C. O.

Iyare C. O.
Reproductive and Developmental Programming research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Uzoigwe J.

Uzoigwe J.
Reproductive and Developmental Programming research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Okorie P. O.

Okorie P. O.
Reproductive and Developmental Programming research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Ugwu P. I.

Ugwu P. I.
Reproductive and Developmental Programming research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Ezeh C. O.

Ezeh C. O.
Reproductive and Developmental Programming research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Iyare E. E.

Iyare E. E.
Reproductive and Developmental Programming research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Article Number - AD59C5D56776
Vol.10(4), pp. 26-32 , April 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJNM2018.0305

Received: 01 March 2018
Accepted: 29 March 2018
Published: 30 April 2018

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