In vitro estrogenic activity of Achillea millefolium L.

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 147-152

  Innocenti, G ^a   Vegeto, E ^b   Dall'Acqua, S ^a   Ciana, P ^b   Giorgetti, M ^a   Agradi, E ^b   Sozzi, A ^b   Fico, G ^b   Tome F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium; Emmenagogue; Estrogen receptors; Estrogenic activity in vitro; Flavone derivatives; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; APIGENIN; APIGENIN 7 O GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; CHLOROGENIC ACID; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ISOCHLOROGENIC ACID; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 4' O GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; LUTEOLIN 7 O GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; NEOLIGNAN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACHILLEA; CELLS, CULTURED; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM;

EID: 33846386532     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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