Astragalus mongholicus and polygonum multiflorum's protective function against cyclophosphamide inhibitory effect on thymus

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 669-680

  Wei, Xiyun ^a   Zhang, Jinkun ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Chen, Subiao ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Astragalus mongholicus; Cyclophosphamide; Polygonum multiflorum; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS MONGHOLICUS EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKYLATING AGENT; DNA; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYGONUM; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS DISEASE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT; POLYGONATUM; THYMUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; APOPTOSIS; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYGONATUM; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 21744435791     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002338     Document Type: Article

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