Evaluation of pendiculation activities in male rats after oral administration of Eurycoma longifolia Jack

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 144-146

  Ang, H H ^a   Sim, M K ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Eurycoma longifolia Jack; Pendiculation activities; Stretching; Yawning

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; STRETCHING; YAWNING;

EID: 0031785337     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.36.2.144.4597     Document Type: Article

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