The traditional Chinese medicine, Monascus-fermented rice, prevents Zn deficiency-induced testis and sperms injury

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Bao Hong ^a   Liao, Jiunn Wang ^b   Wang, Chin Thin ^c   Pan, Tzu Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes activity; Red mold rice (RMR); Sperm; Testosterone; Zn deficiency

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTIN; IRON; MAGNESIUM; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SEX HORMONE; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHINESE MEDICINE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MONASCUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; RICE; SPERM INJURY; SPERMATID; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS WEIGHT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MONASCUS; MONASCUS PURPUREUS; RATTUS;

EID: 80052124729     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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