Stimulation of the secretion of luteinizing hormone by ginsenoside-Rb1 in male rats

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Tsai, Shiow Chwen ^a   Chiao, Yu Chung ^b   Lu, Chien Chen ^c   Wang, Paulus S ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Mackay Junior School of Nursing   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ginsenoside Rb1; LH; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARALIACEAE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GINSENG; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; JUGULAR VEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SWIMMING; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 12444276672     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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