The total flavones from Semen cuscutae reverse the reduction of testosterone level and the expression of androgen receptor gene in kidney-yang deficient mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 166-171

  Yang, Jianxiong ^a   Wang, Yali ^a   Bao, Yu ^a   Guo, Juan ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Immunohistochemistry; Real time RT PCR; Semen cuscutae; TFSC

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CUSCUTA EXTRACT; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCORTISONE; JINKUI SHENQI WAN; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CUSCUTA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLAVONES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PROTEINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; YANG DEFICIENCY;

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EID: 49149096268     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.027     Document Type: Article

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