Estrogenic activity of friedelin rich fraction (IND-HE) separated from Cissus quadrangularis and its effect on female sexual function

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 138-145

  Aswar, Urmila M ^a   Bhaskaran, S ^b   Mohan, V ^b   Bodhankar, Subhash L ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Indus Biotech Private Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Cissus quandragularis; estrogenic activity; female sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FRIEDELIN; OLIVE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 77955162473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65507     Document Type: Article

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