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Stimulation of Apolipoprotein A-IV expression in Caco-2/TC7 enterocytes and reduction of triglyceride formation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes by potential anti-obesity Chinese herbal medicines

Ava J Guo1, Roy C Choi1, Anna W Cheung1, Jun Li1, Ivy X Chen1, Tina T Dong1, Karl W Tsim1 and Brad W Lau2*

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1 Department of Biology and the Center for Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Hong Kong SAR, PR China

2 Macao Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health (MUST Foundation), Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao SAR, PR China

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Chinese Medicine 2009, 4:5 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-4-5

Published: 26 March 2009

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The table provides the pharmaceutical names, pinyin names, voucher specimen numbers and characterization of the Chinese medicinal herbs in the present study.

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