Aphrodisiac potentials of the aqueous extract of Fadogia agrestis (Schweinf. Ex Hiern) stem in male albino rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 399-404

  Yakubu, M T ^a   Akanji, M A ^a   Oladiji, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiacs; Erectile dysfunction; Fadogia agrestis; Sexual behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; APHRODISIAC AGENT; FADOGIA AGRESTIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; EJACULATION; FADOGIA AGRESTIS; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; RUBIACEAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; COPULATION; EJACULATION; IMPOTENCE; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RUBIACEAE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 29244440389     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2005.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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