Title of article
EFFECTS OF VITEX AGNUS CASTUS ON MICE FETUS DEVELOPMENT
Author/Authors
Azarnia, M Department of Biology - School of Medicine - Teacher Training University, Tehran , Ejtemaei-Mehr, S Department of Pharmacology - School of Medicine - Medical Sciences University of Tehran , Shakoor, A Legal Medical Organization of Iran, Tehran , Ansari, A Department of Biology - School of Medicine - Teacher Training University, Tehran
Pages
8
From page
263
To page
270
Abstract
Vitex agnus castus (chasteberry) is a popular treatment for the management of female
reproductive disorders including corpus luteum insufficiency, premenstrual syndrome (PMS),
menopausal symptoms, and insufficient milk production. According to developing situation of
complementary medicine, and frequent use of this herb, it is important to examine its effects during
pregnancy. In this research we studied its effects on mice development, and we focused on macroscopic
parameters, such as CRL (Crown-Rump length) and the weight of embryos, and diameter and the
weight of placenta, and microscopic parameters such as the diameters of eye and lens of embryos. We
found that Vitex has special effects during different stages of mice development, for example it can
improve the growth of embryos in 8th and 9th day of pregnancy (it causes significant increase in CRL
and weight of embryos). Also, it may changes some microscopic parameters. These founding suggest
that it should be used more cautiously during pregnancy.
Keywords
Vitex agnus castus , Mice fetus development
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2007
Record number
2445488
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