European Journal of Integrative Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 89-91 , June 2010

Effect of vajikaran rasayana herbs on pituitary–gonadal axis

  • N.S. Chauhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalya, Sagar (M.P.) 470003, India
    • ,
  • D.K. Saraf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Zoology, Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalya, Sagar (M.P.), India
    • ,
  • V.K. Dixit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalya, Sagar (M.P.) 470003, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 7582264582.

Received 24 November 2009 ,Revised 24 January 2010 ,Accepted 5 March 2010.

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PII: S1876-3820(10)00020-X

doi: 10.1016/j.eujim.2010.03.002

European Journal of Integrative Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 89-91 , June 2010

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