Sutyarso, Muhartono and M. Kanedi. The Effect of Fruit Extracts of Black Pepper on the Fertility Potential of Male Albino Mice.
. 2016; 4(1):1-4. doi: 10.12691/AJMBR-4-1-1
piper nigrum, black pepper, testosterone, fertility, male mice
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