Effect of aqueous extract of massularia acuminata stem on sexual behaviour of male wistar rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yakubu, M T ^a   Akanji, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; APHRODISIAC AGENT; FLAVANOID; MASSULARIA ACUMINATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EJACULATION; FEMALE; LIBIDO; LORDOSIS; MALE; MASSULARIA ACUMINATA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHRUB; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79952159137     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/738103     Document Type: Article

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