Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3834

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of hydromethanol hypocotyls extract of Borassus aethiopum on sperm and gonadal indices of male Wistar rats

Mansur A. Ramalan
  • Mansur A. Ramalan
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.
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Adamu B. Shuaibu
  • Adamu B. Shuaibu
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.
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Abdullahi H. Yaro
  • Abdullahi H. Yaro
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 14 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 20 October 2021
  •  Published: 30 November 2021

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