trans-resveratrol relaxes the corpus cavernosum ex vivo and enhances testosterone levels and sperm quality in vivo

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-87

  Shin, Sunhee ^c   Jeon, Jeong Hee ^c   Park, Dongsun ^c   Jang, Min Jung ^c   Choi, Jae Hong ^c   Choi, Bong Ho ^c   Joo, Seong Soo ^c   Nahm, Sang Seop ^a   Kim, Jong Choon ^b   Kim, Yun Bae ^c  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corpus cavernosum relaxation; Resveratrol; Sperm counts and motility; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

RESVERATROL; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS ERECTION; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; PENILE ERECTION; RABBITS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; STILBENES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 40349103617     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-008-1124-7     Document Type: Article

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