In Vivo and in Vitro Animal Investigation of the Effect of a Mixture of Herbal Extracts from Tribulus terrestris and Cornus officinalis on Penile Erection

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2544-2551

  Kam, Sung Chul ^a   Do, Jung Mo ^a   Choi, Jae Hwi ^a   Jeon, Byeong Tak ^a   Roh, Gu Seob ^a   Hyun, Jae Seog ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cornus officinalis; Erection; Herbal Preparations; Penis; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

CORNUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACAVERNOUS PRESSURE; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 84867399537     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02889.x     Document Type: Article

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