Aphrodisiac studies of Tricholepis glaberrima with supportive action from antioxidant enzymes

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 580-586

  Padashetty, S A ^a   Mishra, S H ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Catalase; Seminiferous tubules; Superoxide dismutase; Tricholepis glaberrima

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; CATALASE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRICHOLEPIS GLABERRIMA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EJACULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; TREATMENT DURATION; TRICHOLEPIS GLABERRIMA;

ASTERACEAE; RATTUS; TRICHOLEPIS;

EID: 34548295066     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701501326     Document Type: Article

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