Effects of polysaccharide ginsan from Panax ginseng on liver function

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 531-538

  Song, Jie Young ^a   Akhalaia, Medea ^b   Platonov, Alexander ^c   Kim, Hyung Doo ^a   Jung, In Sung ^a   Han, Young Soo ^a   Yun, Yeon Sook ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c PEOPLES FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Ginsan; Heme oxygenase; Non protein thiols; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

GINSAN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GINSENG; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 16544377350     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980127     Document Type: Article

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