Polysaccharides from the root of Angelica sinensis protect bone marrow and gastrointestinal tissues against the cytotoxicity of cyclophosphamide in mice

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Hui, Marco K C ^a   Wu, William K K ^a   Shin, Vivian Y ^a   So, Wallace H L ^a   Cho, Chi Hin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angelica sinensis; Angiogenesis; Cyclophosphamide; Gastrointestinal tract; Leukopenia; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MYC PROTEIN; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DUODENUM MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH MUCOSA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 29944443508     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.3.1     Document Type: Article

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