Griffonia simplicifolia negatively affects sexual behavior in female rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 987-991

  Carnevale, G ^a   Di Viesti, V ^a   Zavatti, M ^a   Benelli, A ^a   Zanoli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 hydroxy L tryptophan (5 HTP); Body weight; Female rat; Griffonia simplicifolia; Proceptivity; Receptivity

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTRADIOLO AMSA; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GRIFFONIA; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GRIFFONIA; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEEDS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77956612361     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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