Eurycoma Longifolia Jack Enhances Sexual Motivation In Middle-Aged Male Mice

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-308

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

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

modified open field method; modified runway choice method; retired breeders

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; YOHIMBINE;

AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; EURYCOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGING; ANIMALS; EURYCOMA; MALE; MICE; MOTIVATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0442294001     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2003.14.3.301     Document Type: Article

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