Induction of growth hormone release by dioscin from Dioscorea batatas DECNE

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1016-1020

  Ho, Young Lee ^a   Dae, Young Jung ^a   Ha, Hyekyung ^a   Son, Kun Ho ^b   Jeon, Su Jin ^b   Kim, Chungsook ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Andong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dioscin; Dioscoreae rhizoma; Growth hormone (GH); Rat pituitary cells

Indexed keywords

DIOSCIN; DIOSGENIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; SOMATOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOPHYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RAT; SECRETION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; YAM;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIOSCOREA; DIOSGENIN; GROWTH HORMONE; KOREA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PITUITARY GLAND; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY HORMONE-REGULATING HORMONE;

DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA POLYSTACHYA; RATTUS;

EID: 36949020841     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 02191024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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