Action mechanism of Zuo Gui Yin Decoction's promotion on estradiol production in rats during the peri-menopausal period

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-129

  Zhao, Wei ^a,b   Wen, Hai Xia ^a   Zheng, Hui Li ^c   Sun, Shi Xiao ^b   Sun, Dian Jun ^a   Ni, Jiang ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine   (China)

^c First Hospital of Qiqihaer City   (China)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Ovary; Peri menopause; Rats; Zuo Gui Yin Decoction

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIVER RECEPTOR HOMOLOG 1; MESSENGER RNA; NYLESTRIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZUO GUI YIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; OVARY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79952700744     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.11.073     Document Type: Article

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