Effects of Eurycoma longifolia Jack on sexual behaviour of male rats

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 656-658

  Ang, Hooi Hoon ^a   Sim, Meng Kwoon ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Eurycoma longifolia Jack; Intromission; Mounting; Sexual behaviour; Simaroubaceace

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009974026     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02975228     Document Type: Article

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