Effect of Asparagus racemosus on sexual dysfunction in hyperglycemic male rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 390-395

  Thakur, Mayank ^a   Bhargava, Shilpi ^a   Dixit, V K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Asparagus racemosus; Hyperglycemia; Sexual dysfunction; Vajikaran rasayana

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EJACULATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALIA; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; LILIACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 77149148182     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200902755234     Document Type: Article

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