Silymarin BIO-C®, an extract from Silybum marianum fruits, induces hyperprolactinemia in intact female rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 839-844

  Capasso, Raffaele ^a   Aviello, Gabriella ^a   Capasso, Francesco ^a   Savino, Francesco ^b   Izzo, Angelo A ^a   Lembo, Francesca ^a   Borrelli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galactogen; Lactation; Milk thistle; Prolactin; Silybum marianum; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; SILYMARIN; SILYMARIN BIO C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FRUIT; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FRUIT; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MILK THISTLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SILYMARIN;

RATTUS; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 67650554807     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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