Flavonoid wogonin from medicinal herb is neuroprotective by inhibiting inflammatory activation of microglia
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- 15 August 2003
- journal article
- fj express-summaries
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 17 (13), 1-21
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.03-0057fje
Abstract
Wogonin (5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone), a flavonoid originated from the root of a medicinal herb Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, has been previously shown to have anti-inflammatory activities in va...Keywords
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- Ministry of Science and Technology
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