Nepeta cataria L. var. citriodora (Becker) increases penile erection in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1318-1322

  Bernardi, Maria Martha ^a,b   Kirsten, Thiago Berti ^b   Lago, João Henrique Ghilardi ^c   Giovani, Tatiana Marisis ^a   Massoco, Cristina De Oliveira ^a  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catnip; Motor coordination; Open field; Penile erection; Sexual behavior; Sexual motivation; Yawning

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; CATNIP EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATNIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PENIS ERECTION; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YAWNING;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE AGENTS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEPETA; PENILE ERECTION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; YAWNING;

NEPETA CATARIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84860407971     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.07.061     Document Type: Article

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