Screening of medicinal plant extracts for estrogenic activity in combination with a glycosidase treatment

Journal of Traditional Medicines

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Ahn, Eun Mi ^a   Nakamura, Norio ^a   Komatsu, Katsuko ^a   Hattori, Masao ^a   Akao, Teruaki ^a   Nishihara, Tsutomu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

MCF 7; naringinase; phytoestrogen; yeast two hybrid assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009577159     PISSN: 18801447     EISSN: 18813747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11339/jtm.21.81     Document Type: Article

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