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N-Butanol and Aqueous Fractions of Red Maca Methanolic Extract Exerts Opposite Effects on Androgen and Oestrogens Receptors (Alpha and Beta) in Rats with Testosterone-Induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) affects, worldwide, 50% of 60-year-old men. The Peruvian plant red maca (Lepidium meyenii) inhibits BPH in rodents. This study aimed to determine the effects of methanolic red maca extract and its n-butanol and aqueous fractions on expression of androgen and oestro...

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Autores principales: Fano, Diego, Vásquez-Velásquez, Cinthya, Gonzales-Castañeda, Cynthia, Guajardo-Correa, Emanuel, Orihuela, Pedro A., Gonzales, Gustavo F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5742461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29375645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9124240