Cimicifuga and Melbrosia lack oestrogenic effects in mice and rats

Maturitas

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-153

  Einer Jensen, N ^a   Zhao, Jiang ^a   Andersen, K P ^b   Kristoffersen, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Lube A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cimicifuga; Melbrosia; Menstruation; Oestrogenic effect

Indexed keywords

MELBROSIA; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLEN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIMICIFUGA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HOT FLUSH; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLLEN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; CIMICIFUGA; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; PERGA;

EID: 0030271343     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5122(96)01052-3     Document Type: Article

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