The Effect of the Ginkgo biloba Extract in the Expression of Bax, Bcl-2 and Bone Mineral Content of Wistar Rats with Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis
✍ Scribed by Leda Marília Fonseca Lucinda; Beatriz Julião Vieira Aarestrup; Vera Maria Peters; João Evangelista de Paula Reis; Roberto Sotto Maior Fortes de Oliveira; Martha de Oliveira Guerra
- Book ID
- 112183795
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 652 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0951-418X
- DOI
- 10.1002/ptr.4747
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