Aphrodisiac properties of Tribulus Terrestris extract (Protodioscin) in normal and castrated rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1385-1396

  Gauthaman, K ^a   Adaikan, P G ^a   Prasad, R N V ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Androgens; Aphrodisiac; Castration; Intracavernous pressure; Protodioscin; Sexual behaviour; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; BODY WEIGHT; COPULATION; EJACULATION; FEMALE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PENIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

PRIMATES; TRIBULUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0037047495     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)01858-1     Document Type: Article

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