ABORTIFACIENT EFFECTS OF Ananas ananassoides BAK. (Ananai) IN RATS

The tea made from the infrutescense (corresponding to the edible part plus its cover) of ananai (Ananas ananassoidesBAK.) was administered to pregnant rats, during the period of embryos implantation (5th - 6th day through pregnancy). The animals were slaughtered on the 14th - 15th day through the pr...

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Main Authors: Luiza NAKAYAMA, José Silva de SOUZA, Otávio Mitio OHASHI, WiIiam G. VALE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 1993-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671993000100077&tlng=en