Abstract
Cassia fistula suppresses fertility in male rats. Withdrawal of extract restored all the altered parameters, including organ weights, fertility, circulatory level of hormones and tissue biochemistry, to control levels after 120 days.
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MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cassia*
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Contraceptive Agents, Male / pharmacology*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Female
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Fertility / drug effects*
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Litter Size / drug effects
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Male
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Organ Size / drug effects
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Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
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Pregnancy
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Rats
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Rats, Wistar
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Seeds
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Spermatogenesis / drug effects
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Testis / drug effects*
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Testis / metabolism
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Testis / pathology
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Testosterone / blood
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Time Factors
Substances
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Contraceptive Agents, Male
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Plant Extracts
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Testosterone