Combined treatment with a traditional Chinese medicine, Hachimi-jio-gan (Ba-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan) and alendronate improves bone microstructure in ovariectomized rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-85

  Chen, Huayue ^a   Wu, Mishan ^b   Kubo, Kin Ya ^c  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SEIJOH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone structure; Hachimi jio gan; Micro CT; Osteoporosis; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; HACHIMIJIOGAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRUCTURE; BONE TURNOVER; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; METAPHYSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; TIBIA; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA BODY; VOLUMETRY;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALENDRONATE; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; ISOENZYMES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIBIA;

COMMELINA BENGHALENSIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84861969561     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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