Morphometric and hormonal study of the effect of utrica diocia extract on mammary glands in rats

Urtica diocia es una hierba de usos multiples en la medicina tradicional. Su extracto hidroalcoholico (20, 50 y 100 mg/kg) administrado por via intraperitoneal en ratas hembras Wistar de 21 dias resultaron en un aumento significativo en el numero de alveolos de las glandulas mamarias en dosis de 20 y 50 mg/kg. Los cambios en la prolactina serica y el diametro alveolar no fueron significativos en comparacion con el grupo control. Ademas, hubo un aumento en la prolactina serica y en el diametro alveolar en dosis de 20 y 50 mg/kg. El extracto de Urtica diocia tiene efectos positivos sobre las glandulas mamarias.

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