Yin and Yang of ginseng pharmacology: Ginsenosides vs gintonin

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1367-1373

  Dong Soon, I M ^a   Seung Yeol, N A H ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ca2+; G protein coupled receptors; Ginseng; Ginsenoside; Gintonin; Ion channels; Lysophosphatidic acid; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GINSENOSIDE; GINTONIN; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GINSENG; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GINSENOSIDES; HUMANS; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPIDS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED;

EID: 84887355083     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: 17457254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aps.2013.100     Document Type: Review

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