Estrogenic activity of standardized extract of Angelica sinensis

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 665-669

  Circosta, Clara ^a   De Pasquale, Rita ^a   Palumbo, Dora R ^a   Samperi, Stefania ^a   Occhiuto, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels; Estrogenic activity; Ligustilide; Ovariectomized rats; Standardized extract

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; UTERUS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA SMEAR;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDERMIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MENOPAUSE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARIECTOMY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; UTERUS; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

ANGELICA SINENSIS;

EID: 33747248899     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1928     Document Type: Article

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