Khat (Catha edulis) up-regulates testosterone and decreases prolactin and cortisol levels in the baboon

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-384

  Mwenda, Jason M ^a   Owuor, Roselida A ^a,b   Kyama, Cleophas M ^a   Wango, Emmanuel O ^a,b   M'Arimi, Milton ^a   Langat, Daudi K ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboon; Fertility; Hormones; Khat; Non human primate

Indexed keywords

CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CATHA EDULIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UPREGULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CATHA; FERTILITY; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PAPIO; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CATHA EDULIS; CELASTRACEAE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; PAPIO; PAPIO ANUBIS; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 31344475442     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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