Anti-fatigue activity of a triterpenoid-rich extract from chinese bamboo shavings (Caulis bamfusae in taeniam)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 872-876

  Zhang, Yu ^a,b   Yao, Xiaobao ^a   Bao, Bili ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti fatigue activity; Blood lactic acid; Caulis bamfusae in taeniam; Hepatic glycogen; Serum urea nitrogen; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID; NITROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAMBUSA TULDOIDES; BARK; CHINESE HERB; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRACTION; FATIGUE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SWIMMING; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BAMBUSA; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FATIGUE; LACTIC ACID; LIVER GLYCOGEN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRITERPENES;

BAMBUSA TULDOIDES; MUS;

EID: 33750209392     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1965     Document Type: Article

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