Preliminary Studies on the Oestrogenic Activity of Guinea Grass [Panicum maximum] var. S112 and Stylo [Stylosanthes gracilis]

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dc.contributor.authorAdepoju, A.
dc.contributor.authorAdegbola, A. A.
dc.contributor.authorAyininuola, S. I.
dc.coverage.geographicalNigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-04T12:01:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-27T13:51:26Z
dc.date.available2015-09-04T12:01:53Z
dc.date.available2018-10-27T13:51:26Z
dc.date.issued1979
dc.departmentAnimal Scienceen_US
dc.description.abstractPurified oestrogenic extracts were obtained from 25g samples of ground air dried leaf and stem portions of guinea grass (Panicum maximum var. S112) and stylo (Stylosanthes gracilis) at four stages of growth. 0.05ml of each of these extracts was injected into immature female mice weighing 8 to 10g in order to determine the oestrogenic activities of the forages at different stages of growth. The mean values obtained for the oestrogenic potency of guinea grass were 0.30, 0.23, 1.41 and 0.86 mcg of diethyl stilbestrol per kg of the leaf portion and 0.28, 0.15, 1.01 and 0.49 mcg of diethyl stilbestrol per kg of the stem portion at early vegetative, full vegetative, early bloom and full bloom growth stages respectively. Mean values for stylo leaf portion were 0.62, 0.85, 1.50 and 0.75 mcg of diethyl stilbestrol per kg, and those for the stem portion were 0.43, 0.62, 0.80 and 0.55 mcg of diethyl stilbestrol per kg at the early vegetative, full vegetative, early bloom and full bloom growth stages, respectively. The results indicated that the oestrogenic content of Stylosanthes gracilis was significantly higher (P .05) than that of guinea grass. for both forages, oestrogen activity was higher (P .05) in the leaf than in the stem, and the differences observed during the various stages of growth were significant.en_US
dc.facultiesAgricultureen_US
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dc.identifier.citationAdepoju, A.; Adegbola, A. A. and Ayininuola, S. I. (1979) Preliminary Studies on the Oestrogenic Activity of Guinea Grass [Panicum maximum] var. S112 and Stylo [Stylosanthes gracilis]. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 1(2).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2533
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages.totalpages9en_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Agriculture, University of Ifeen_US
dc.subjectForage plantsen_US
dc.subjectGuinea grassen_US
dc.subjectOestrogenic potencyen_US
dc.subjectOestrogenic activity in Stylosanthes gracilisen_US
dc.subjectOestrogenic activity in Guinea grassen_US
dc.titlePreliminary Studies on the Oestrogenic Activity of Guinea Grass [Panicum maximum] var. S112 and Stylo [Stylosanthes gracilis]en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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