Enhancement of sexual motivation in sexually naive male mice by Eurycoma longifolia

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 144-146

  Ang, H H ^a   Chan, K L ^a   Gan, E K ^a   Yuen, K H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Eurycoma longifolia; Modified open field method; Modified runway choice method; Sexual motivation; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544459337     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.35.2.144.13283     Document Type: Article

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