Effects of ginsenosides on organogenesis and expression of glutathione peroxidase genes in cultured rat embryos

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 164-170

  Lee, Se Ra ^a   Kim, Mi Ra ^a   Yon, Jung Min ^a   Baek, In Jeoung ^a   Lee, Beom Jun ^a   Ahn, Byeongwoo ^a   Kim, Yun Bae ^a   Kwack, Seung Jun ^b   Lee, Rhee Da ^b   Kim, Soon Sun ^b   Cho, Dae Hyun ^b   Hur, Gyeung Haeng ^c   Yun, Young Won ^a   Nam, Sang Yoon ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Toxicological Research   (South Korea)

^c Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ginsenoside; Glutathione peroxidase (GPx); Rat; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR); Whole embryo culture

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GINSENOSIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GINSENOSIDES; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; ORGANOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PANAX GINSENG; RATTUS;

EID: 46349101076     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19152     Document Type: Article

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