Estrogenicity of outer scales of onion on uteri of immature mice

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 829-835

  Alrefaie, Zienab A ^a   Amin, Hanan A ^b   Elgayed, Sabah H ^c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Garlic; Immature mice; Immunohistochemistry; Myometrial contractility; Onion; Outer scales; Uterus

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GARLIC EXTRACT; KI 67 ANTIGEN; ONION EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RALOXIFENE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; IMMATURITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS WEIGHT; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; GARLIC; ONION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GARLIC; ISOFLAVONES; MICE; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCETIN; RALOXIFENE HYDROCHLORIDE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 80055107401     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y11-085     Document Type: Article

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