Effect of polysaccharide-peptide (PSP), an extract from Yun-Zhi, on chemotherapy-induced cytopenias

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 143-146

  Zhou, L Q ^a   Koo, W H ^a   Ang, P T ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese herbs; cyclophosphamide; myelosuppression; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUN ZHI EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; PANCYTOPENIA; PROTEOGLYCANS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0029936547     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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