Effects of astragalus membranaceus with supplemental calcium on bone mineral density and bone metabolism in calcium-deficient ovariectomized rats

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-74

  Kang, Se Chan ^a   Kim, Hee Jung ^b   Kim, Mi Hyun ^b  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astragalus membranaceus; Bone metabolism; Bone mineral density; Calcium deficient; OVX rats; Supplemental calcium

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CALCIUM; OSTEOCALCIN;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE ASH; BONE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; BONE WET WEIGHT; CALCIUM BONE LEVEL; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TIBIA; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; OVARIECTOMY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; RATTUS;

EID: 84871923207     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9527-1     Document Type: Article

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