Effects of Mucuna prurita seeds on sexual behaviour of male rats

Medical Science Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 375-378

  Ratnasooriya, W D ^a   Dharmasiri, M G ^a   Sirisena, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Coat; Libido; Masculine sexual behaviour; Mucuna prurita seeds; Sexual arousal

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; METHYLCELLULOSE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT SEED; RAT; REACTION TIME; SEDATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANIMALIA; MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURITA;

EID: 0032797825     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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