The effects of Tremella aurantia on testosterone and corticosterone productions in normal and diabetic rats

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 395-404

  Lo, Hui Chen ^a,b   Yang, Jyuer Ger ^a,b   Liu, Bi Ching ^c   Chen, Yen Wen ^c   Huang, Yuan Li ^c   Poon, Song Ling ^c   Liu, Ming Yie ^c   Huang, Bu Miin ^c  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Corticosterone; Diabetic rat; Testis; Testosterone; Tremella aurantia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; STREPTOZOCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CORTICOSTERONE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 6344282814     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010490484129     Document Type: Article

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