Aphrodisiac activity and curative effects of Pedalium murex (L.) against ethanol-induced infertility in male rats;Erkek ratlarda etonolün neden olduǧu kısırlıǧa karşı Pedalium murex (L.)'ın ilaç etkisi ve afrodizyak aktivitesi

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-163

  Balamurugan, Gunasekaran ^a   Muralidharan, P ^a   Polapala, Satyanarayana ^a  

^a C L BAID METHA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Ethanol; Fertility; Pedalium murex; Sperm count

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUREX; PEDALIACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 77953060611     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/biy-0808-8     Document Type: Article

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