Effects of the antidepressant St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) on rat and human vas deferens contractility

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2194-2197

  Capasso, Raffaele ^b   Borrelli, Francesca ^b   Montanaro, Vittorino ^a   Altieri, Vincenzo ^a   Capasso, Francesco ^b   Izzo, Angelo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Ejaculation; Medicine, herbal; Muscle contraction; Testis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLAVONOID; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAEMPFEROL; PHENYLEPHRINE; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; EJACULATION DISORDER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 18744381297     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000158132.31157.01     Document Type: Article

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