Induction of growth hormone release by Glycyrrhizae radix on rat

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 979-985

  Ho, Young Lee ^a   Dae, Young Jung ^a   Ha, Hyekyung ^a   Sam, Sik Kang ^b   Ju, Sun Kim ^b   Kim, Chungsook ^a  

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

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glycyrrhizae Radix; Glycyrrhizin; Growth hormone (GH); Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH); Growth hormone secretagogue (GHS); Pituitary cells

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GLYCYRRHIZA; HYPOPHYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; RAT; SECRETION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

GLYCYRRHIZA; RATTUS;

EID: 36949035600     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 02191024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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