Effect of chlorophytum borivilianum on androgenic & sexual behavior of male rats

Indian Drugs

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 300-306

  Thakur, M ^a   Dixit, V K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Chlorophytum borivilianum; Safed musli; Sexual stimulant; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; SAPOGENIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ALBINISM; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM; EJACULATION; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; INDIAN; LATENT PERIOD; LILIACEAE; MALE; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 35448989657     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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