Metabolic effects of avocado/soy unsaponifiables on articular chondrocytes

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Lippiello, Louis ^a,b   Nardo, Joseph V ^a   Harlan, Robert ^a   Chiou, Tiffany ^a  

^a NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis avocado unsaponifiables; Cartilage; Sterols

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AVOCADO SOY UNSAPONIFIABLE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AVOCADO; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROPROTECTION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; SOYBEAN; UPREGULATION;

EID: 44649163299     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem132     Document Type: Article

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