Journal of
Physiology and Pathophysiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Physiol. Pathophysiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-260X
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPAP
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 54

Full Length Research Paper

Antifertility effects of crude extracts from Acacia nilotica pods and Albizia lebbeck stem bark in female multimammate rats, Mastomys natalensis

Lusekelo M. Mwangengwa
  • Lusekelo M. Mwangengwa
  • Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3017, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Gaymary G. Bakari
  • Gaymary G. Bakari
  • Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3017, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Noel L. Kanuya
  • Noel L. Kanuya
  • Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture. P. O. Box 3020, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Robert A. Max
  • Robert A. Max
  • Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3017, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 26 February 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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