In vitro effect of medicinal plants used to treat erectile dysfunction on smooth muscle relaxation and human sperm

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 84-88

  Rakuambo, N C ^a   Meyer, J J M ^a   Hussein, A ^a   Huyser, C ^a   Mdlalose, S P ^a   Raidani, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Rhoicissus tridentata; Securidaca longepedunculata; Sperm parameters; Wrightia natalensis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILDENAFIL;

ANIMAL MODEL; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; SECURIDACA; SECURIDACA LONGEPENDUNCULATA; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITACEAE; WRIGHTIA NATALENSIS;

ANIMALS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RABBITS; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; APOCYNACEAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; SECURIDACA; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA; VITACEAE; WRIGHTIA;

EID: 33645306572     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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