Free serum testosterone level in male rats treated with tribulus alatus extracts

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 554-559

  El Tantawy, Walid Hamdy Ali ^a,b   Temraz, Abeer ^a,b   El Gindi, Omayma D ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR DRUG CONTROL AND RESEARCH NODCAR   (Egypt)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiacs; Rats; Testosterone; Tribulus

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848857691     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382007000400015     Document Type: Article

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