Effects of total flavonoids of Epimedium sagittatum on the mRNA expression of the estrogen receptor α and β in hypothalamus and hippocampus in ovariectomized rats

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Wu, Mishan ^a   Zhao, Suzh ^b   Ren, Lizhong ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Qiaodong District Hospital of Shijiazhuang   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor alpha(ER ); Estrogen receptor beta(ER ); Hippocampus; Hypothalamus; Ovariectomy (OVX); Total flavonoids of epimedium sagittatum (TFE)

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FLAVONOID; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIMEDIUM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; EPIMEDIUM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 79951820484     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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