Erratum: A novel aphrodisiac compound from an orchid that activates nitric oxide synthases (International Journal of Impotence Research (2013) 25 (212-216) DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2013.18);A novel aphrodisiac compound from an orchid that activates nitric oxide synthases

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 212-216

  Subramoniam, A ^a   Gangaprasad, A ^b   Sureshkumar, P K ^a   Radhika, J ^a   Arun, B K ^a  

^a Plant Genetic Resources Division   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac compound; Mounting behavior; Nitric oxide synthase; Orchid

Indexed keywords

2,7,7 TRI METHYL BICYCLO (2.2.1) HEPTANE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; APHRODISIAC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANDA TESSELLATA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APHRODISIAC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FLOWER; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIDACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VANDA TESSELLATA;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FLOWERS; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORCHIDACEAE; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84887627817     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2014.2     Document Type: Erratum

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