Aphrodisiac properties of Montanoa tomentosa aqueous crude extract in male rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-134

  Carro Juarez M ^a   Cervantes, E ^a   Cervantes Mendez M ^a   Rodriguez Manzo G ^b  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Male rat sexual behavior; Mexican plant; Noncopulators; Sexual arousal; Sexual stimulant; Traditional remedy

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; MONTANOA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EVALUATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONTANOA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; FEMALE; FLOWERS; MALE; MONTANOA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WATER;

ANIMALIA; MONTANOA; MONTANOA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 2442678751     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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