Safety evaluation of a combination, defined extract of Scutellaria baicalensis and Acacia catechu

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 797-825

  Burnett, Bruce P ^a   Silva, Stacia ^b   Mesches, Michael H ^c   Wilson, Steven ^d   Jia, Qi ^b  

^a PRIMUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^b Unigen Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA CATECHU; ANIMALIA; RATTUS; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS;

EID: 34848928838     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2007.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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