Dioscorea improves the morphometric and mechanical properties of bone in ovariectomised rats

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2700-2706

  Chen, Jian Horng ^a   Wu, James Shih Shyn ^b   Lin, Hsiao Che ^b   Wu, Shey Lin ^c,d   Wang, Wen Fu ^c   Huang, Shu Kuei ^a   Ho, Ying Jui ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone properties; Dioscorea; Osteoporosis; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 57149083893     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3396     Document Type: Article

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