Androgen disruption and toxicity tests of Butea superba Roxb., a traditional herb used for treatment of erectile dysfunction, in male rats

Maturitas

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-137

  Cherdshewasart, Wichai ^a   Bhuntaku, Papong ^a   Panriansaen, Rattana ^a,b   Dahlan, Winai ^a   Malaivijitnond, Suchinda ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SUAN SUNANDHA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Androgen disruption; Butea superba; Flavonoids; Phytoestrogen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANDROGEN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BUTEA SUPERBA EXTRACT; CREATININE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BUTEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BUTEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT TUBERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTOSTERONE;

BUTEA; FABACEAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 45949105322     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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