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- Title
Prevention of disuse osteoporosis in rats by Cordyceps sinensis extract.
- Authors
Qi, W; Yan, Y-B; Lei, W; Wu, Z-X; Zhang, Y; Liu, D; Shi, L; Cao, P-C; Liu, N
- Abstract
Cordyceps sinensis has been known as a traditional medicine in China, and C. sinensis plus strontium could prevent osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats. The present study shows that daily oral administration of C. sinensis at higher doses in adult hind limb suspension rats can prevent disuse-induced bone loss and deterioration of trabecular microarchitecture.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2012, Vol 23, Issue 9, p2347
- ISSN
1433-2965
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-011-1842-4