The Anticonceptive and the Effect on Ute
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F. K. Okwusasaba; S. C. Das; C. O. Isichei; M. M. Ekwenchi; O. Onoryvwe; A. O. O
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The ether extract 18312-J of Ricinus communis seed (600 mg/kg and 1.2 g/kg) administered subcutaneously to rats possessed significant anticonceptive activity. The extract demonstrated an oestrogenic effect in immature ovariectomized rats and mice and was devoid of any antioestrogenic property. Furth