Evaluation of the anabolic, aphrodisiac and reproductive activity of Anacyclus pyrethrum DC in male rats

Scientia Pharmaceutica

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-110

  Sharma, Vikas ^a   Thakur, Mayank ^a   Chauhan, Nagendra Singh ^a   Dixit, Vinod Kumar ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Akarkara; Anacyclus pyrethrum; Aphrodisiac; Rasayana; Spermatogenesis; Vaajikaran

Indexed keywords

ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM EXTRACT; APHRODISIAC AGENT; FRUCTOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

EID: 63149092243     PISSN: 00368709     EISSN: 22180532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.0808-14     Document Type: Article

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