Ligusticum chuanxiong prevents ovariectomy-induced liver and vascular damage in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 831-848

  Li, Chun Mei ^a,b,c   Wu, Jian Hong ^c   Yang, Ri Fu ^a   Dong, Xiao Li ^d   He, Zhen Yu ^b   Tian, Xue Lian ^c   Guo, De Jian ^c   Wong, Man Sau ^c,d   Qiu, Tai Qiu ^a   Chan, Shun Wan ^c,d  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology   (China)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hepatic Antioxidative Enzymes; Nitric Oxide; Ovariectomy; Rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG EXTRACT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MESSENGER RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS WEIGHT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA, THORACIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; LIPIDS; LIVER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHIZOME; VASODILATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84881170109     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X13500560     Document Type: Article

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