title: [Effect of radix Astragalus on the contents of collagen in the aorta and lung of old rats].
abstract: The result of experiments shows that the collagen contents in the aorta and lung of old rats are higher than in those of young rats, whereas the contents in the old rats given Radix Astragalus appear lower than those in the control group, close to those in young rats.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D003094:Collagen