Vasorelaxant Activities of Aqueous Extracts from Twenty Medicinal Plants Used in Oriental Medicines in Isolated Rat Aorta |
Kim, Eun-Young
(Functional Food Technology Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute)
Lee, Kyung-Ok (Quality Control Lab, Hyundai Green Food Co., Ltd.) Kim, Dong-Il (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dongguk University Ilsan Oriental Hospital) Rhyu, Mee-Ra (Functional Food Technology Research Group, Korea Food Research Institute) |
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