The inhibitory effect of ginseng saponins on the stress-induced plasma interleukin-6 level in mice

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 353, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-16

  Kim, Do Hoon ^a   Moon, Yoo Sun ^a   Lee, Tae Hee ^a   Jung, Jun Sub ^a   Suh, Hong Won ^a   Song, Dong Keun ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ginseng saponins; Immobilization stress; Interleukin 6; Macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7); Mouse

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GINSENG SAPONIN; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RC; GINSENOSIDE RD; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 2; GINSENOSIDE RH 1; GINSENOSIDE RH 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; NORADRENALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; GINSENOSIDE RF; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0345714711     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.08.070     Document Type: Article

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