Improvement of intestinal microflora balance by polysaccharide from Physalis alkekengi var. francheti

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 677-682

  Li, Xinli ^a   Yang, Guang ^a   Zhang, Cuili ^a   Wu, Dachang ^a   Tang, Li ^a   Xin, Yi ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Growth curves; Intestinal microflora balance; Physalis alkekengi var francheti; PPSB

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; INTESTINES; MICE; MICROBIOTA; PHYSALIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; WATER;

EID: 84893857570     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1835     Document Type: Article

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