Ethanol Eluted Extract of Rhus verniciflua Stokes Showed both Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Effects on Mouse Thymocytes Depending on the Dose and Time of the Treatment

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 250-258

  Lee, Jeong Chae ^a   Kim, Ju ^a   Lim, Kye Taek ^b   Yang, Moon Sik ^a   Jang, Yong Suk ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Rhus verniciflua stokes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035638256     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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