Effect of Asparagus racemosus rhizome (Shatavari) on mammary gland and genital organs of pregnant rat

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 721-724

  Pandey, S K ^a   Sahay, A ^a   Pandey, R S ^a   Tripathi, Y B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Asparagus racemosus; Mammary gland; Oestrogenic, herbals; Phytoestrogen, Ayurveda; Shatavari

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; MAMMARY GLAND; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; RHIZOME; UTERUS HORN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; LILIACEAE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RHIZOME;

ANIMALIA; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; LILIACEAE;

EID: 26444612069     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1590     Document Type: Article

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