Evaluation of the hepatic and renal-protective effects of ganoderma lucidum in mice

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 501-507

  Shieh, Ying Hua ^a   Liu, Chi Feng ^b   Huang, Yao Kuan ^b   Yang, Jen Yuann ^c   Wu, I Lin ^d   Lin, Chia Hsien ^a   Lin, Song Chow ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ETHANOL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; REISHI;

EID: 0035748365     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x01000526     Document Type: Article

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