Evaluation of Antioxidant and Immunity-Enhancing Activities of Sargassum pallidum Aqueous Extract in Gastric Cancer Rats
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Experimental
4.1. Materials
4.2. Preparation of Sargassum pallidum Aqueous Extract
4.3. Treatment of Animals
4.4. Biochemical Measurements
4.5. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
- Sample Availability: Samples of Sargassum pallidum aqueous extract are available from the authors.
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Zhang, R.-L.; Luo, W.-D.; Bi, T.-N.; Zhou, S.-K. Evaluation of Antioxidant and Immunity-Enhancing Activities of Sargassum pallidum Aqueous Extract in Gastric Cancer Rats. Molecules 2012, 17, 8419-8429. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17078419
Zhang R-L, Luo W-D, Bi T-N, Zhou S-K. Evaluation of Antioxidant and Immunity-Enhancing Activities of Sargassum pallidum Aqueous Extract in Gastric Cancer Rats. Molecules. 2012; 17(7):8419-8429. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17078419
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Rui-Li, Wen-Da Luo, Tie-Nan Bi, and Shen-Kang Zhou. 2012. "Evaluation of Antioxidant and Immunity-Enhancing Activities of Sargassum pallidum Aqueous Extract in Gastric Cancer Rats" Molecules 17, no. 7: 8419-8429. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17078419