Effects of Panax ginseng on glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) expression and spermatogenesis in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 308-311

  Yang, Woong Mo ^a   Park, Soo Yeon ^b   Kim, Hyung Min ^a   Park, Eun Hwa ^a   Park, Seong Kyu ^a   Chang, Mun Seog ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

glial cell derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF); male reproductive function; Panax ginseng; spermatogenesisperm counts

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINE, KOREAN TRADITIONAL; PANAX; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

PANAX GINSENG; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79551660337     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3239     Document Type: Article

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