Estrogenic effects of ethanol and ether extracts of propolis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 89-95

  Song, Yun Seon ^a   Jin, Changbae ^a   Jung, Kyung Ja ^a   Park, Eun Hee ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptors; Estrogenicity; Phytoestrogens; Propolis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CORN OIL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHER DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROPOLIS; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING COMPETITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; NONHUMAN; RAT; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; ETHANOL; ETHER, ETHYL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROPOLIS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 0036803272     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00159-9     Document Type: Article

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