Prevention of bone loss by aqueous extract of Epimedii sagittatum in an ovariectomized rat model of osteoporosis

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 628-633

  Nian, Hua ^a   Xu, Ling Ling ^a   Ma, Ming Hua ^b   Qin, Lu Ping ^c   Zheng, Han Chen ^c   Zhang, Qiao Yan ^c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Shanghai Xinxing Medicine Co Ltd   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bone density; Osteoporosis; Ovary; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; EPIMEDIUM SAGITTATUM EXTRACT; ESTRADIOL; OSTEOCALCIN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DISTILLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIMEDIUM; EPIMEDIUM SAGITTATUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; STAINING; THICKNESS; TIBIA; TISSUE SECTION; TRABECULAR BONE; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 33751368335     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20060618     Document Type: Article

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