Estrogen bioassy of Pueraria mirifica Airy Shaw & Suvatabandhu

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 741-744

  Siangcham, Tanapan ^a   Saenphet, Supap ^a   Saenphet, Kanokporn ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Estrogen bioassay; Mice; Pueraria mirifica airy shaw ; Suvatabandhu

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; PUERARIA MIRIFICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY POWDER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PUERARIA; PUERARIA MIRIFICA; THAILAND; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

MUS; PUERARIA MIRIFICA;

EID: 77953432114     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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