Sphaeranthus indicus Attenuates Testosterone induced Prostatic Hypertrophy in Albino Rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1839-1848

  Nahata, Alok ^a   Dixit, Vinod Kumar ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

benign prostatic hyperplasia; prostate specific antigen; prostate body weight ratio; Sphaeranthus indicus; testosterone

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SITOSTEROL; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS EXTRACT; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; IC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RAT; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE VOLUME;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BODY WEIGHT; FLOWERS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 82155191370     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3497     Document Type: Article

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