The Korean Journal of Physiology
- Volume 7 Issue 2
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- Pages.21-23
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- 1973
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- 0300-4015(pISSN)
Influence of Panax Ginseng upon Water and Food Intake in Rats
인삼이 흰쥐의 물 및 먹이 섭취에 미치는 영향
- Chung, Hyung-Keun (Department of Physiology, Catholic Medical College) ;
- Choi, Soo-Hyun (Department of Physiology, Catholic Medical College) ;
- Suh, Chung-Min (Department of Physiology, Catholic Medical College)
- Published : 1973.12.01
Abstract
To see if the Panax Ginseng has any influence upon the amount of water and food intake, an experiment was carried out using 30 male rats. The animals were divided equally into the ginseng and the saline groups. For 5 days, animals belonging to the ginseng group received every day 0.5 ml/100g body weight of ginseng extract (4 mg of ginseng alcohol extract in 1 ml of saline), while animals belonging to the saline group received the same amount of saline. After the last medication on the 5th day, each animal was accommodated in a cage which was provided with a food well and a water supplier made of glass tube bent
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