Effect of Eurycoma longifolia Jack on orientation activities in middle-aged male rats

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 479-483

  Ang, H H ^a   Lee, K L ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

9 months old; Eurycoma longifolia Jack; Middle aged; Orientation activities; Retired breeders

Indexed keywords

EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; APHRODISIAC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS; ARTICLE; BREED; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENITAL SYSTEM; GROOMING; INBRED STRAIN; LICKING; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SNIFFING; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EURYCOMA; FEMALE; PLANT ROOT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EURYCOMA; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0036458887     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-8206.2002.00106.x     Document Type: Article

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