The anti-osteoporotic effect of Eurycoma Longifolia in aged orchidectomised rat model

Aging Male

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 150-154

  Shuid, Ahmad Nazrun ^a   Abu Bakar, Mohd Firdaus ^b   Abdul Shukor, Tajul Ariff ^c   Muhammad, Norliza ^a   Mohamed, Norazlina ^a   Soelaiman, Ima Nirwana ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c ACMS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

bone calcium; Eurycoma longifolia; osteoporosis; testosterone

Indexed keywords

CARBOXY TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; OSTEOCALCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CALCIUM BONE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DECALCIFICATION, PATHOLOGIC; DRUG MONITORING; EURYCOMA; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051478847     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13685538.2010.511327     Document Type: Review

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