Effect of ethanolic extract of Lepidium meyenii Walp on serum hormone levels in ovariectomized rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 416-419

  Zhang, Yongzhong ^a   Yu, Longjiang ^b   Jin, Wenwen ^b   Ao, Mingzhang ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Lepidium meyenii; maca; ovariectomized rats; serum hormone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; LEPIDIUM MEYENII EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS WEIGHT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPIDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT ROOT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LEPIDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE; UTERUS;

EID: 84905585906     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.135955     Document Type: Article

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