In vivo effects of black cohosh and genistein on estrogenic activity and lipid peroxidation in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 33-50

  Zhang, Luling ^a   Khan, Ikhlas A ^b   Willett, Kristine L ^a   Foran, Christy M ^c  

^a Environ Toxicology Research Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black cohosh; Estrogen; Genistein; Lipid peroxidation; Medaka; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

25 O METHYLCIMIGENOSIDE; 26 DEOXYACTEIN; ACTEIN; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; AROMATASE; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CIMIRACEMOSIDE A; CORN OIL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GENISTEIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

EID: 0242690341     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v03n03_04     Document Type: Article

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