Optimizing combinations of flavonoids deriving from Astragali Radix in activating the regulatory element of erythropoietin by a feedback system control scheme

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yu, Hui ^a,b   Zhang, Wendy L ^b   Ding, Xianting ^c   Zheng, Ken Y Z ^b   Ho, Chih Ming ^d   Tsim, Karl W K ^b   Lee, Yi Kuen ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; CALYCOSIN; CALYCOSIN 7 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSIDE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLAVONOID; FORMONONETIN; ONONIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTRAGALI RADIX; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 84877974012     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/541436     Document Type: Article

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