Protective effect of Fructus Lycii polysaccharides against time and hyperthermia-induced damage in cultured seminiferous epithelium

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 169-175

  Wang, Yanrong ^a   Zhao, Hui ^b   Sheng, Xinsheng ^a   Gambino, Patricia E ^c   Costello, Brian ^c   Bojanowski, Krzysztof ^b  

^a NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sunny BioDiscovery   (United States)

^c Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Free radicals; Polysaccharides; Seminiferous tubules; Tissue morphology; Traditional chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

FRUCTUS LYCII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HYPERTHERMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEVER; FRUIT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYCIUM; MALE; MICE; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036804435     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00169-1     Document Type: Article

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