Dendrophthoe pentandra methanolic leaf extract increases progesterone levels in female rats

Background Human infertiliy cases in Indonesia have tended to increase at about 2-5% annually since 2000. Many tropical plants in Indonesia are potential sources of novel anti-infertility compounds, e.g. Dendrophthoe pentandra L. Miq. (benalu duku), a parasitic plant growing on Lansium domesticum....

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Main Authors: Lazuardi Mochamad, Bambang Hermanto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University 2014-08-01
Series:Universa Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.univmed.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lazuardi.pdf