Effect of eurycoma longifolia jack on libido in middle-aged male rats

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-254

  Ang, Hooi Hoon ^a   Lee, Kheng Leng ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ejaculation frequency; intromission frequency; mount frequency; retired breeders

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; WATER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; EJACULATION; FRACTIONATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LIBIDO; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EJACULATION; EURYCOMA; LIBIDO; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLVENTS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0036957260     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2002.13.3.249     Document Type: Article

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