Effect of Citrullus colocynthis schard on testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Dhanotiya, Renuka ^a   Chauhan, Nagendra Singh ^a   Saraf, Dinesh K ^a   Dixit, V K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

5 alpha reductase type 2; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Citrullus colocynthis; Finasteride

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; FINASTERIDE; PETROLEUM ETHER; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RAT;

EID: 70349944367     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1266     Document Type: Article

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