Effects of different varieties of Maca (Lepidium meyenii) on bone structure in ovariectomized rats

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-143

  Gonzales, Carla ^a   Cárdenas Valencia, Isaias ^a   Leiva Revilla, Johanna ^a   Anza Ramirez, Cecilia ^a   Rubio, Julio ^a   Gonzales, Gustavo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Black maca; Bone structure; Lepidium meyenii; Ovariectomy; Red maca

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LEPIDIUM; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LEPIDIUM; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; UTERUS;

EID: 77954851566     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315214     Document Type: Article

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