Effect of Ginsenosides and Red Ginseng Water Extract on Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Production by Rat Peritoneal Macrophages

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 300-303

  Lee, Jong Won ^a   Takano Ishikawa, Yuko ^b   Watanabe, Jun ^b   Kobori, Masuko ^b   Tsushida, Tojiro ^b   Yamaki, Kohji ^b  

^a Korea Ginseng Corporation   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ginsenoside; Macrophage; Melanoidin; Polysaccharide; Red ginseng; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 0346346376     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.8.300     Document Type: Article

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