Effects of Radix scutellariae and Rhizoma atractylodis on LPS-induced abortion and the uterine IL-10 contents in mice

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-148

  Zhong, Xiu Hui ^a   Shi, Wan Yu ^a   Ma, Ai Tuan ^a   Gong, Xin Cheng ^a   Zhai, Xiang He ^a   Zhang, Tie ^a   Wang, Xiao Dan ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Abortion; Chinese Herbal Medicine; Interleukin 10 (IL 10); Lipopolysaccharide (LPS); Pentoxifylline (PXF)

Indexed keywords

ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 10; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SCUTELLARIAE RADIX;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRACTYLODES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS RESORPTION; INDUCED ABORTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SCUTELLARIA; UPREGULATION; UTERUS;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ANIMALS; ARACEAE; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-10; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RANUNCULACEAE; UTERUS;

EID: 44049099283     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08005655     Document Type: Article

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