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  1. The present study evaluates the effects of extract of Musa sapientum fruit (MSE) on ulcer index, blood glucose level and gastric mucosal cytokines, TNF-α and IL-1β and growth factor, TGF-α (affected in diabetes a...

    Authors: Mohan Kumar, Manish Kumar Gautam, Amit Singh and Raj Kumar Goel
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:305
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  2. Aging is an inevitable process for all living organisms. During this process reactive oxygen species generation is increased which leads to the activation of hyaluronidase, collagenase and elastase, which can ...

    Authors: Gugulethu Ndlovu, Gerda Fouche, Malefa Tselanyane, Werner Cordier and Vanessa Steenkamp
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:304
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  3. Currently, there are no consistently effective chemotherapies for recurrent and inoperable meningiomas. Recently, cucurbitacin I (JSI-124), a naturally occurring tetracyclic triterpenoid compound used as folk ...

    Authors: Mahlon D Johnson, Mary J O’Connell and Kevin Walter
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:303
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  4. There have been many attempts to find an objective phenotype by Sasang constitutional types (SCTs) on an anatomical, physiological, and psychological basis, but there has been no research on total nasal resist...

    Authors: Dae Wui Yoon, Seung Ku Lee, Hyeryeon Yi, Jeong Hwa Hong, Miyazaki Soichiro, Si Woo Lee, Jong Yeol Kim and Chol Shin
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:302
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  5. Use of alternative medicine for chronic diseases such as hypertension is common in low as well as high income countries. This study estimated the proportion of people who were aware of their hypertension that ...

    Authors: Fred Nuwaha and Geofrey Musinguzi
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:301
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  6. Supported self-management, acupuncture and information can help reduce the symptoms of low back pain. These approaches are currently recommended by NICE guidance as treatment options for patients with persiste...

    Authors: Anna Cheshire, Marie Polley, David Peters and Damien Ridge
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:300
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  7. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the anti-depressive activity of turmerone after one-week administration by using a mouse forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST).

    Authors: Jung-Chun Liao, Jen-Chieh Tsai, Chia-Yu Liu, Hui-Chi Huang, Lung-Yuan Wu and Wen-Huang Peng
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:299
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  8. Rhodiola crenulata (R. crenulata) is widely used to prevent acute mountain sickness in the Himalayan areas and in Tibet, but no scientific studies have previously examined its effectiveness. We conducted a rando...

    Authors: Te-Fa Chiu, Lisa Li-Chuan Chen, Deng-Huang Su, Hsiang-Yun Lo, Chung-Hsien Chen, Shih-Hao Wang and Wei-Lung Chen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:298
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  9. Metabolic syndrome is a set of disorders that increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The primary target of treatment of patients with metabolic syndrome is therapeutic lifestyle change. Numer...

    Authors: Hyang-Im Back, Ki-Chan Ha, Hye-Mi Kim, Min-Gul Kim, Ok-Kyeong Yu, Moon-Sun Byun, Do-Youn Jeong, Seong-Yeop Jeong, Youn-Soo Cha and Tae-Sun Park
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:297
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  10. Xanthium indicum stem is used in folk medicine of Bangladesh to control sugar in diabetic patients and to alleviate pain. The objective of the study was to evaluate antihyperglycemic and antinociceptive activity...

    Authors: Md Ezazul Haque, Shahnaz Rahman, Mohammed Rahmatullah and Rownak Jahan
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:296
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  11. Different patient groups are known to use herbal remedies and conventional drugs concomitantly (co-use). This poses a potential risk of herb-drug interaction through altering the drug’s pharmacokinetics or pha...

    Authors: Ane Djuv, Odd Georg Nilsen and Aslak Steinsbekk
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:295
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  12. Oxidative stress due to abnormal induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) molecules is believed to be involved in the etiology of many diseases. Evidences suggest that ROS is involved in nephrotoxicity throu...

    Authors: Farkaad A Kadir, Normadiah M Kassim, Mahmood A Abdulla and Wageeh A Yehye
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:294
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  13. Community acupuncture is a recent innovation in acupuncture service delivery in the U.S. that aims to improve access to care through low-cost treatments in group-based settings. Patients at community acupunctu...

    Authors: Kimberly M Tippens, Maria T Chao, Erin Connelly and Adrianna Locke
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:293
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  14. Acne vulgaris is a chronic skin disorder leading to inflammation as a result of the production of reactive oxygen species due to the active involvement of Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) in the infection site ...

    Authors: Richa Sharma, Navneet Kishore, Ahmed Hussein and Namrita Lall
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:292
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  15. Tuberculosis (TB) is a global burden with one –third of the world’s population infected with the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and annually 1.4 million deaths occur due to the disease. This high inc...

    Authors: Abdella Gemechu, Mirutse Giday, Adane Worku and Gobena Ameni
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:291
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  16. The effect of seizure suppression by acupuncture of Feng-Chi (GB20) acupoints has been documented in the ancient Chinese literature, Lingshu Jing (Classic of the Miraculous Pivot), however, there is a lack of ...

    Authors: Pei-Lu Yi, Chin-Yu Lu, Chiung-Hsiang Cheng, Yi-Fong Tsai, Chung-Tien Lin and Fang-Chia Chang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:290
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  17. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and the cytotoxicity of the ethanol crude extract, fractions and isolated compounds from the twigs of Eriosema robustum, a plant used for the treat...

    Authors: Maurice D Awouafack, Lyndy J McGaw, Sebastian Gottfried, Roukayatou Mbouangouere, Pierre Tane, Michael Spiteller and Jacobus N Eloff
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:289
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  18. In this study, we investigate the proliferation of adult neural stem cells (NSCs) in a chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) rat model of depression, the effects of electroacupunture (EA) on depressive-like sympt...

    Authors: Liu Yang, Na Yue, Xiaocang Zhu, Qiuqin Han, Qiong Liu, Jin Yu and Gencheng Wu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:288
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  19. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used in China for the management of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, few studies have been conducted to investigate the prevalence, perceived eff...

    Authors: Fu-Yong Chu, Xue Yan, Ze Zhang, Xing-Jiang Xiong, Jie Wang and Hong-Xu Liu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:287
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  20. Bioactivity-guided fractionation of extracts of Aglaia loheri Blanco (Meliaceae) yielded a cytotoxic isolate, termed Maldi 531.2[M + H]+. This phenolic ester was further investigated for its in vitro cytotoxicity...

    Authors: Else Dapat, Sonia Jacinto and Thomas Efferth
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:286
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  21. The Quinine tree (Rauvolfia caffra) is used as a medicinal plant among traditional communities in many countries to manage tumors and other diseases associated with oxidative stress. To validate indigenous knowle...

    Authors: Trizah K Milugo, Leonida K Omosa, James O Ochanda, Bethwell O Owuor, Fred A Wamunyokoli, Julius O Oyugi and Joel W Ochieng
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:285
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  23. Asystasia gangentica (A. gangetica) belongs to the family Acanthaceae. It is used to treat hypertension, rheumatism, asthma, diabetes mellitus, and as an anthelmintic in South Africa, India, Cameroun, Nigeria, a...

    Authors: Pierre Mugabo and Ismaila A Raji
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:283
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  24. Obesity causes metabolic disease and is a serious health problem around the world. Polygonum cuspidatum (POCU1b) has been used clinically for the treatment of constipation, gallstones, hepatitis, and inflammation...

    Authors: Young Sook Kim, Yun Mi Lee, Joo Hwan Kim and Jin Sook Kim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:282
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  25. Bombax ceiba Linn., commonly called as Semal, is used in various gastro-intestinal disturbances. It contains Lupeol which inhibits PTP-1B, adipogenesis, TG synthesis and accumulation of lipids in adipocytes and ...

    Authors: Paras Gupta, Rohit Goyal, Yamini Chauhan and Pyare Lal Sharma
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:281
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  26. It is suggested that dietary phytosterols, such as β-sitosterol (ST), have cancer chemopreventive effects; however, studies are limited to support such claims. Here, we evaluated the efficacy of ST on three di...

    Authors: Shanthi Sri Vundru, Raosaheb K Kale and Rana P Singh
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:280
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  27. Chalcone Panduratin A (PA) has been known for its antioxidant property, but its merits against oxidative damage in liver cells has yet to be investigated. Hence, the paper aimed at accomplishing this task with...

    Authors: Suzy M Salama, Ahmed S AlRashdi, Mahmood A Abdulla, Pouya Hassandarvish and Mehmet Bilgen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:279
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  28. Ginkgo biloba drugs (Gb) are reimbursed within the German statutory health insurance (SHI) scheme for treatment of dementia. In 2008, a novel Gb product containing 240 mg Ginkgo extract EGb761® per tablet was in...

    Authors: Sittah Czeche, Katrin Schüssel, Alexandra Franzmann, Martin Burkart and Martin Schulz
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:278
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  29. Si-Wu-Tang (SWT), a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formula, is widely used for the treatment of gynopathies diseases such as menstrual discomfort, climacteric syndrome, dysmenorrhea, and other estrogen-rel...

    Authors: Chi-Ming Wu, Po-Chun Chen, Te-Mao Li, Yi-Chin Fong and Chih-Hsin Tang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:277
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  30. Sida cordata, a member of Family Malvaceae is used in folk medicine for various ailments including liver diseases. In this study we investigated, its flavonoid constituents, in vitro antioxidant potential agains...

    Authors: Naseer Ali Shah, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Bushra Ahmad, Farah Noureen, Umbreen Rashid and Rahmat Ali Khan
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:276
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  31. In traditional medicine Cinnamon is considered a remedy for respiratory, digestive and gynaecological ailments. In-vitro and in-vivo studies from different parts of the world have demonstrated numerous beneficial...

    Authors: Priyanga Ranasinghe, Shehani Pigera, GA Sirimal Premakumara, Priyadarshani Galappaththy, Godwin R Constantine and Prasad Katulanda
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:275
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  32. Injury to a nerve is the most common reason of acquired peripheral neuropathy. Therefore, searching for effective substance to recover of nerve after injury is need of present era. The current study investigat...

    Authors: Vivek Jain, Ashutosh Pareek, Yashumati Ratan Bhardwaj and Nirmal Singh
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:274
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  33. Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. (Rutaceae), commonly known as bael, is used to treat fevers, abdomen pain, palpitation of the heart, urinary troubles, melancholia, anorexia, dyspepsia, diabetes and diarrhea in Indian ...

    Authors: Vikas Kumar, Danish Ahmed, Amita Verma, Firoz Anwar, Mohammed Ali and Mohd Mujeeb
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:273
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  34. In Cameroonian traditional medicine various extracts of Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel (Iridaceae) have been used as a cure for various ailments that include headaches, digestive problems, muscle and joint aches, and...

    Authors: Gwladys Temkou Ngoupaye, Elisabeth Ngo Bum and Willie Mark Uren Daniels
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:272
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  35. Lung cancer constitutes one of the malignancies with the greatest incidence and mortality rates with 1.6 million new cases and 1.4 million deaths each year. Prognosis remains poor due to deleterious developmen...

    Authors: Sau Har Lee, Indu Bala Jaganath, Rishya Manikam and Shamala Devi Sekaran
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:271
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  36. Lycnophora pinaster is used by the traditional Brazilian medicine for the treatment of inflammations. Anti-inflammatory activity of Lycnophora pinaster was investigated for extracts, fractions, and isolated comp...

    Authors: Viviane GC Abreu, Geone M Correa, Thiago M Silva, Humberto S Fontoura, Denise C Cara, Dorila Piló-Veloso and Antônio FC Alcântara
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:270
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  37. Honey is a natural substance produced by honeybees and has nutritional and therapeutic uses. In Ethiopia, honeys are used traditionally to treat wounds, respiratory infections and diarrhoea. Recent increase of...

    Authors: Yalemwork Ewnetu, Wossenseged Lemma and Nega Birhane
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:269
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  38. In vitro antioxidant activities and neuron-like PC12 cell protective effects of solvent fractions from aged garlic extracts were investigated to evaluate their anti-amnesic functions. Ethyl acetate fractions of ...

    Authors: Ji Hee Jeong, Hee Rok Jeong, Yu Na Jo, Hyeon Ju Kim, Jeong Hae Shin and Ho Jin Heo
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:268
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  39. The aims of this study were to evaluate the antidiabetic activity and to detect molecular size of Pseudostellaria heterophylla polysaccharide (PHP). Pseudostellaria heterophylla is a medicine extensively used in ...

    Authors: Juan Hu, Wensheng Pang, Jinlong chen, Shaowei Bai, Zhenzhu Zheng and Xiaohua Wu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:267
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  40. Nauclea latifolia Smith, a shrub belonging to the family Rubiaceae is a very popular medicinal plant in Cameroon and neighboring countries where it is used to treat jaundice, yellow fever, rheumatism, abdominal ...

    Authors: Manuela Donalisio, Huguette Magnifouet Nana, Rosalie Annie Ngono Ngane, Donatien Gatsing, Alembert Tiabou Tchinda, Roberta Rovito, Valeria Cagno, Cecilia Cagliero, Fabrice Fekam Boyom, Patrizia Rubiolo, Carlo Bicchi and David Lembo
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:266
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  41. The main objective of this study was the phytochemical characterization of four indigenous essential oils obtained from spices and their antibacterial activities against the multidrug resistant clinical and so...

    Authors: Rasheeha Naveed, Iftikhar Hussain, Abdul Tawab, Muhammad Tariq, Moazur Rahman, Sohail Hameed, M Shahid Mahmood, Abu Baker Siddique and Mazhar Iqbal
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:265
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  42. Camel milk (CM) is gaining increasing recognition due to its beneficial effects in the control and prevention of multiple health problems. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of CM on the hepati...

    Authors: Aida A Korish and Maha M Arafah
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:264
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  43. Saikosaponin-d (SSd), a monomer terpenoid purified from the Chinese herbal drug Radix bupleuri, has multiple effects, including anticancer properties. However, the effect of SSd on tumors exposed to radiation ...

    Authors: Bao-Feng Wang, Zhi-Jun Dai, Xi-Jing Wang, Ming-Hua Bai, Shuai Lin, Hong-Bing Ma, Ya-Li Wang, Ling-Qin Song, Xiu-Long Ma, Ying Zan, Wei-Li Min and Yan-An Cheng
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:263
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  44. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important mediators in a number of degenerative diseases. Oxidative stress refers to the imbalance between the production of ROS and the ability to scavenge these species thro...

    Authors: Tonali Blanco-Ayala, Rafael Lugo-Huitrón, Elizabeth M Serrano-López, Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa, Edgar Rangel-López, Benjamín Pineda, Omar Noel Medina-Campos, Laura Sánchez-Chapul, Enrique Pinzón, Trejo-Solis Cristina, Daniela Silva-Adaya, José Pedraza-Chaverrí, Camilo Ríos, Verónica Pérez de la Cruz and Mónica Torres-Ramos
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:262
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  45. Mushrooms are not only regarded as gourmet cuisine but also as therapeutic agent to promote cognition health. However, little toxicological information is available regarding their safety. Therefore, the aim o...

    Authors: Chia-Wei Phan, Pamela David, Murali Naidu, Kah-Hui Wong and Vikineswary Sabaratnam
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:261
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  46. Nested qualitative studies within clinical trials provide data on patients’ experiences of receiving trial interventions and can inform and improve trial designs. The present study explored patients’ experienc...

    Authors: John Gareth Hughes, Wanda Russell, Matthew Breckons, Janet Richardson, Mari Lloyd-Williams and Alex Molassiotis
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:260
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  47. Himalayan plants are widely used in traditional system of medicine both as prophylactics and therapeutics for high altitude maladies. Our aim was to evaluate the antioxidant capacities and bioactive compounds ...

    Authors: Priyanka Dhar, Prabodh Kumar Bajpai, Amol Bapurao Tayade, Om Prakash Chaurasia, Ravi Bihari Srivastava and Shashi Bala Singh
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:259
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  48. New alternatives for the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) are urgently needed and medicinal plants represent a potential option. Chamaedora tepejilote and Lantana hispida are medicinal plants from Mexico and their ...

    Authors: Adelina Jiménez-Arellanes, Julieta Luna-Herrera, Jorge Cornejo-Garrido, Sonia López-García, María Eugenia Castro-Mussot, Mariana Meckes-Fischer, Dulce Mata-Espinosa, Brenda Marquina, Javier Torres and Rogelio Hernández-Pando
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:258
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  49. Both experimental and clinical studies suggest that oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of both types of diabetes mellitus. This oxidative stress leads to β-cell destruction by apoptosis. H...

    Authors: Samidha A Kalekar, Renuka P Munshi and Urmila M Thatte
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:257
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  50. Ganoderma lucidum has been purported as a potent remedy in the treatment and prevention of several ailments, including hypertension. This study aimed to explore the anti-ACE potential of protein fractions from t...

    Authors: Nurhuda Mohamad Ansor, Noorlidah Abdullah and Norhaniza Aminudin
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:256
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