Evaluation of the excopula ejaculatory potentials of Bersama engleriana in spinal male rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 533-539

  Watcho, Pierre ^a   Carro Juarez, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERSAMA ENGLERIANA EXTRACT; DOPAMINE; METHANOL; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BERSAMA ENGLERIANA; BULBOSPONGIOSUS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPINAL ANIMAL; URETHRA STIMULATION;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; EJACULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 70349111479     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2009.41     Document Type: Article

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