Effect of oral administration of scutellaria baicalensis root extract on atopic dermatitis-like skin lesion induced by oxazolone in hairless mice

Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-181

  Song, Jeongmin ^a   Zheng, Hua ^a   Seo, Hyo Jeong ^a   Ji, Geun Eog ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b BIFIDO Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Extract from scutellaria baicalensis root; Immunoglobulin E; Mast cells; Oxazolone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895069768     PISSN: 17382203     EISSN: 2234344X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13765-012-1047-3     Document Type: Article

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