African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2286

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of spermatogenesis in prepubertal albino rats with date palm pollen supplement

Salman Iftikhar
  • Salman Iftikhar
  • Department of Pharmacology, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Munazza Ahmad
  • Munazza Ahmad
  • Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Hina Muhammad Aslam
  • Hina Muhammad Aslam
  • Department of Pharmacology, University Of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan
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Tahir Saeed
  • Tahir Saeed
  • Department of Pathology, Shareef Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
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Yasir Arfat
  • Yasir Arfat
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, China.
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Gul-E- Nazish
  • Gul-E- Nazish
  • Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
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  •  Accepted: 10 January 2014
  •  Published: 15 January 2014

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