Antiaging effect of Cordyceps sinensis extract

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-122

  Ji, Deng Bo ^a   Ye, Jia ^a   Li, Chang Ling ^a   Wang, Yu Hua ^a   Zhao, Jiong ^a   Cai, Shao Qing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Antiaging; Antioxidation; Cordyceps sinensis extract

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); CATALASE; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; RAT; SENESCENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CASTRATION; CATALASE; CORDYCEPS; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 58149520610     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2576     Document Type: Article

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