Anti-obesitic Effect of Orostachys japonicus in Rats Model fed a Hyperlipidemic Diet
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Kim, Se-Gun
(Department of Oriental Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Wonkwang University)
Poudel, Amrit (Department of Oriental Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Wonkwang University) Kim, Do-Kuk (Department of Oriental Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Wonkwang University) Choi, Jong-Won (College of Pharmacy, Kyungsung University) Park, Hee-Juhn (Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sangji University) Lee, Young-Suk (College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University) Lee, Hyun-Sun (Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) Min, Byung-Sun (College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu) Jung, Hyun-Ju (Department of Oriental Pharmacy and Wonkwang-Oriental Medicines Research Institute, Wonkwang University) |
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