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Research Article

Anti-inflammatory activity of Motherwort (Leonurus sibiricus L.)

Hye-Young ShinCollege of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Jeonbuk, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Sang-Hyun KimDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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Sin-Myoung KangCollege of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Jeonbuk, South Korea
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Ik-Jun ChangCollege of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Jeonbuk, South Korea
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Sang-Yong KimDivision of Specimen and Genetic Resources, Korea National Arboretum, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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Hoon JeonCollege of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Jeonbuk, South Korea
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Kang-Hyun LeemCollege of Oriental Medicine, Semyung University, Jechon, South Korea
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Won-Hwan ParkCardiovascular Medical Research Center and Department of AM-Pointology and Diagnostics, Dongguk University, Kyung-Ju, South Korea
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Jong-Pil LimCollege of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Jeonbuk, South Korea
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Tae-Yong ShinCollege of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Jeonbuk, South Korea
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Pages 209-213 | Received 29 Mar 2008, Accepted 29 Oct 2008, Published online: 01 Jun 2008

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