Promotive factor of glycyrrhizin-metabolic activity of intestinal microflora in rat feces

Journal of Traditional Medicines

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 252-256

  Tokuyama, Kotomi ^a   Umeno, Masamichi ^a   Okamura, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycyrrhizin; intestinal microflora; metabolism; pseudoaldosteronism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052279047     PISSN: 18801447     EISSN: 18813747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11339/jtm.22.252     Document Type: Article

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