Establishment of in vitro test system for the evaluation of the estrogenic activities of natural products

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 906-911

  Ok, Soo Kim ^a   Choi, Jung Hye ^b   Young, Hwa Soung ^c   Seon, Hee Lee ^a   Lee, Jae Hwa ^a   Jong, Myung Ha ^a   Ha, Bae Jin ^a   Heo, Moon Soo ^d   Lee, Sang Hyeon ^a  

^a Silla University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT); Estrogen; Ginseng radix Rubra; Isoflavone; Korea red ginseng; MCF7 cells; Phytoestrogen; Puerariae radix

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; GENETICS; GINSENG; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PUERARIA; TUMOR CELL LINE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PUERARIA; XENOPUS;

EID: 16644388785     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02975841     Document Type: Article

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