Effect on prolactin secretion of Echinacea purpurea, Hypericum perforatum and Eleutherococcus senticosus

Phytomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 644-647

  Di Carlo, G ^a   Pacilio, M ^a   Capasso, R ^a   Di Carlo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echinacea purpurea; Eleuterococcus senticosus; Hypericum perforatum; Prolactin serum levels

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHINACEA; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS; HYPERICUM; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ELEUTEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 23844483539     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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