Screening of estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities from medicinal plants

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-82

  Kim, In Gyu ^a   Kang, Se Chan ^b   Kim, Kug Chan ^a   Choung, Eui Su ^b   Zee, Ok Pyo ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Medicinal plant; Phytohormone; Yeast based estrogenicity assay

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES JAPONICA EXTRACT; ACORUS GRAMINEUS EXTRACT; ADENOPHORA STRICTA EXTRACT; ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN EXTRACT; AMOMUM XANTHIOIDES EXTRACT; ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES EXTRACT; ARISAEMA AMURENSE EXTRACT; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMUM ZAWADSKII EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; CORNUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CURCUMA AROMATICA EXTRACT; ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA EXTRACT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GINGER EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; LIRIOPE PLATYPHYLLA EXTRACT; LYCOPPUS LUCIDUS EXTRACT; LYCOPPUS RAMOSISSIMUS EXTRACT; PINELLIA TERNATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; PRUNUS PERSICA EXTRACT; PUERARIA LOBATA EXTRACT; RHEUM PALMATUM EXTRACT; RHEUM UNDULATUM EXTRACT; SAUSSUREA LAPPA EXTRACT; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS EXTRACT; TARAXACUM PLATYCARPUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACANTHOPANAX SESSILIFLORUM; ACHYRANTHES JAPONICA; ACORUS GRAMINEUS; ADENOPHORA STRICTA; AKEBIA QUINATA; ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN; ALISMA PLANTAGO AQUATICA; ALPINIA GLOBOSA; AMOMUM XANTHIOIDES; ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES; ANEMARRHENA PHODELOIDES; ANGELICA DAHURICA; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARALIA CORDATA; ARISAEMA AMURENSE; ARTICLE; ASIA; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; ATRACTYLODES JAPONICA; BUPLEURUM FALCATUM; CASSIA OBTUSIFOLIA; CASTANEA CRENATA; CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM ZAWADSKII; CIMICIFUGA HERACLEIFOLIA; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; CITRUS NOBILIS; CLOVE; CNIDIUM OFFICINALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNUS OFFICINALIS; CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA; CURCUMA AROMATICA; DIOSCOREA BATATAS; DRABA NEMOROSA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; EPHEDRA SINICA; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FORSYTHIA VIRIDISSIMA; GASTRODIA ELATA; GINGER; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; LEDEBOURIELLA SESELOIDES; LEONURUS JAPONICUS; LIRIOPE PLATYPHYLLA; LOQUAT; LYCOPPUS RAMOSISSIMUS; LYCOPUS RAMOSISSIMUS; MAGNOLIA OFFICINALIS; MALVA VERTICILLATA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELIA AZEDARACH; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MORUS ALBA; NEPETA JAPONICA; NONHUMAN; OSTERICUM KOREANUM; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA; PANAX NOTOGINSENG; PERILLA FRUTESCENS; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE; PINELLIA TERNATA; PLANTAGO ASIATICA; POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA; POLYGONATUM OFFICINALE; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM; PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PRUNUS PERSICA; PUERARIA LOBATA; PULSATILLA KOREANA; RADISH; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA; RHEUM UNDULATUM; RHUBARB; RUBUS COREANUS; SAFFLOWER; SATSUMA; SAURURUS CHINENSIS; SAUSSUREA LAPPA; SCHIZANDRA CHINENSIS; SCROPHULARIA KAKUDENSIS; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SCUTELLARIA SALVIA; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS; TARAXACUM PLATYCARPUM; THUJA ORIENTALIS; TU CHUNG; ULMUS DAVIDIANA; YEAST; ZIZYPHON JUJUBUM;

ADENOPHORA STRICTA; AMOMUM; ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES; CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUM; CURCUMA AROMATICA; ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM; PRUNUS PERSICA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA; RHEUM UNDULATUM; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 36649006034     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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