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        <journal-title>American Journal of Pharmacy and Health Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">AJPHR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2321-3647</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">AJPHR205011</article-id>
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        <article-title>Effects of Ethanol extract of Ricinus Communis seed on some Hormonal profile in Bromocriptine induced Hypoprolactinemia in Female Albino rats.</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Onuka</surname>
            <given-names>Agbai Emmanuel</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Arthur</surname>
            <given-names>Professor Nwafor</given-names>
          </name>
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      <aff id="aff1">Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Madonna University, PMB 48 Elele; Rivers State Nigeria</aff>
      <aff id="aff2">Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health  Nigeria</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2014-05-01">
        <month>05</month>
        <day>01</day>
        <year>2014</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>2</volume>
      <issue>5</issue>
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        <p>This present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of ricinus communis ethanol extract on serum prolactin, LH and FSH levels in bromocriptine-induced hypoprolactinemia in female albino rats. A total of thirty female albino rats divided into 5 groups (Groups I, II, III, IV and V) consisting of 6 rats in each group were used for the study. Group I served as Control, while II, III, IV and V served as experimental groups. The experimental groups received 10mg/kg of bromocriptine orally at interval of 6 hours daily for 4 weeks. Groups III, IV and V were given respectively 200mg/kg/day, 500mg/kg/day and 900mg/kg/day of ricinus communis orally for 4 weeks. Group I received distilled water and normal rat chow. Results showed statistically significant decrease in prolactin level (P &lt; 0.05) in rats treated with ricinus communis extract. There was statistically significant increase in serum LH and FSH levels (P &lt; 0.05) in rats treated with ricinus communis extract. The present study suggested that ricinus communis extract in a dose related pattern significantly lowered serum prolactin level but caused a significant increase serum LH and FSH levels respectively in bromocriptine induced hypoprolactinemia in female rats.</p>
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        <kwd>Ricinus Communis</kwd>
        <kwd>Hypoprolactinemia</kwd>
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