Improvement of sperm production in subfertile boars by Cordyceps militaris supplement

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 631-641

  Lin, Wen Hung ^a   Tsai, Ming Ta ^a   Chen, Yuh Shuen ^b   Hou, Rolis Chien Wei ^c   Hung, Hsiao Fang ^c   Li, Ching Hsiao ^c   Wang, Hsin Kai ^c   Lai, Min Nan ^d   Jeng, Kee Ching G ^e  

^a Fo Guang College of Humanities and Social Sciences   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Boar; Cordyc eps militaris; Cordycepin; Sperm Production

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; CORDYCEPIN; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CORDYCEPS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 34548146048     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07005120     Document Type: Article

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