Astragalus membranaceus ameliorates reproductive toxicity induced by cyclophosphamide in male mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1418-1421

  Kim, Wonnam ^a   Kim, Sung Hoon ^a   Park, Seong Kyu ^a   Chang, Mun Seog ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astragalus membranaceus; cAMP responsive element modulator; cyclophosphamide; reproductive toxicity; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT MODULATOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TREATMENT DURATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS;

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; MUS;

EID: 84866130462     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4756     Document Type: Article

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