Single oral dose toxicity test of platycodin D, a saponin from platycodin radix in mice

Toxicological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 217-224

  Lee, Won Ho ^a   Gam, Cheol Ou ^b   Ku, Sae Kwang ^a   Choi, Seong Hun ^a  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^b Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Mouse; Platycodin D; Single oral dose toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS; PLATYCODON; PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM;

EID: 84865626557     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2011.27.4.217     Document Type: Article

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