Investigating the Effects of Hydro-alcoholic Urtica Dioica Extract and Retinoic Acid on Follicular Development: An Animal Study
Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Sana Ali, Osama Q. Fadhil, Muqaddas Kh. Rakhmatova, Hamzah H. Kzar, Ria Margiana, Moaed E. Al‐Gazally, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Zaid Mahmood, A. Surendar, Yasser Fakri Mustafa, Mohammed Q. Sultan
Abstract
Based on the results, UD herbal extract, as a natural antioxidant agent, could reduce the adverse effects of retinoic acid on oocyte maturation in an IVF condition.
Topics & Concepts
Retinoic acidFollicular phaseUrtica dioicaCorpus luteumAntral follicleAndrologyOocyteBiologyEndocrinologyInternal medicineEmbryoMedicineOvaryBotanyBiochemistryCell biologyGeneMedicinal plant effects and applicationsAgriculture and Biological StudiesPhytochemical and Pharmacological Studies