Effect of an herbal extract Number Ten (NT) on body weight in rats

Chinese Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  York, David A ^a,c   Thomas, Sonyja ^a   Greenway, Frank L ^a   Liu, Zhijun ^b   Rood, Jennifer C ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35448956894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-2-10     Document Type: Article

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