Effects of ginkgo biloba on Testicle Injury Induced by Diethylstilbestrol in Mice

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1135-1144

  Wang, Wei ^a   Zhong, Xiu Hui ^a   Ma, Aituan ^a   Shi, Wanyu ^a   Zhang, Xiao Si ^a   Liu, Yuzhi ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Diethylstilbestrol; Ginkgo Biloba (EGb); Injury; Oxidative Stress; Testes

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; GINATON; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; OLIVE OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GINKGO BILOBA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS;

EID: 57349187129     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08006478     Document Type: Article

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