Potential reproductive toxicity of Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome, the most commonly used Chinese medicine for threatened miscarriage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3280-3288

  Li, L ^a   Tang, L Y ^a   Man, Gene C W ^a   Yeung, Benson H Y ^a   Lau, Clara B S ^b   Leung, P C ^b   Wang, C C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; herbal medicine; Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome; pregnancy; reproductive toxicity

Indexed keywords

LARGEHEAD ATRACTYLODES RHIZOME EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EAR MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; GROWTH RETARDATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT; RAT; REPRODUCTION; RHIZOME; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ATRACTYLODES; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 81055132862     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der335     Document Type: Article

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