In vitro studies on dissolved substance of cinnabar: Chemical species and biological properties

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 196-202

  Zhou, Xinrui ^b   Zeng, Kewu ^b   Wang, Qi ^a   Yang, Xiaoda ^b   Wang, Kui ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caco 2 monolayer; Cinnabar; Mercuric polysulfide; Protein binding

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL VIABILITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISSOLUTION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; KIDNEY CELL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

CACO-2 CELLS; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 77955329987     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.06.018     Document Type: Article

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