A comparative study of ethanolic extracts of Pedalium murex Linn. fruits and sildenafil citrate on sexual behaviors and serum testosterone level in male rats during and after treatment

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 201-206

  Sharma, Vikas ^a   Thakur, Mayank ^b   Dixit, V K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vitro NO; Pedalium murex; Saponins; Sexual behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PEDALIUM MUREX EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILDENAFIL; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; COPULATION; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; NITRIC OXIDE; PEDALIACEAE; PENILE ERECTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PIPERAZINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PURINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SULFONES; TESTOSTERONE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

MUREX; RATTUS;

EID: 84864657121     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.024     Document Type: Article

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