Eurycoma longifolia increases sexual motivation in sexually naive male rats

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 779-781

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

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Ejaculations; Eurycoma longifolia; Intromissions; Mountings; Sexual Motivation; Simaroubacease; Successful crossovers

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032254546     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976776     Document Type: Article

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