Effects of Ginsenoside Rb2 and Rc on inferior human sperm motility in vitro

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 155-160

  Chen, Jung Chou ^a,b,c   Chen, Leih Der ^a   Tsauer, Wei ^a   Tsai, Chin Chuan ^a   Chen, Bih Chem ^a   Chen, Ying Jeng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINSENOSIDE; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RC; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GINSENG; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; GINSENOSIDES; HUMANS; MALE; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SAPONINS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0035221878     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X01000174     Document Type: Article

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