Investigation of a complex plant extract for mild to moderate erectile dysfunction in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm study

BJU International

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1030-1033

  Ledda, Andrea ^a   Belcaro, Gianni ^a   Cesarone, Maria R ^a   Dugall, Mark ^a   Schönlau, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Horphag Research UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endothelial function; erectile dysfunction; erection problems; l arginine; Prelox

Indexed keywords

ARGININE ASPARTATE; PLACEBO; PRELOX; PYCNOGENOL; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; DRUG COMBINATION; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; PYCNOGENOLS; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PENIS ERECTION; PINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PINUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 77952172018     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09213.x     Document Type: Article

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