The dose dependent effects of betulin on porcine chondrocytes

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 678-684

  Lin, Wen Yang ^a   Sadhasivam, S ^a   Lin, Feng Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti oxidants; Betulin; Chondrocytes; Extracellular matrix; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OXIDANTS; BETULIN; CHONDROCYTES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

BIOACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FREE RADICALS; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OXIDANTS; OXYGEN;

BODY FLUIDS;

SUS;

EID: 64749099030     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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