The aphrodisiac herb Tribulus terrestris does not influence the androgen production in young men

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 319-323

  Neychev, V K ^a   Mitev, V I ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Luteinizing hormone; Steroid saponins; Testosterone; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; APHRODISIAC AGENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HERB; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE; TRIBULUS;

TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 24644519530     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.05.017     Document Type: Article

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