Effects of Chinese herbal prescriptions on copulatory activity in aged male rats: A preliminary study

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-90

  Chang, Hui Chiu ^a   Lue, Sheng I ^a   Hsu, Chin ^a   Hsu, Hseng Kuang ^b   Weng, Ching Feng ^b   Yu, John Yuh Lin ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; COPULATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RATS;

EID: 0031619441     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X98000117     Document Type: Article

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