Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 437-445 , June 2010

Hematopoietic effect of water-soluble polysaccharides from Angelica sinensis on mice with acute blood loss

  • Pei-Jou Liu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • ,
  • Wen-Ting Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • ,
  • Shih-Hao Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Beverage Management, Taipei College of Marine Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
  • ,
  • Hui-Fen Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
  • ,
  • Been-Huang Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Been-Huang Chiang, Ph.D., Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

Received 14 October 2009 ,Revised 1 March 2010 ,Accepted 16 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2010.03.012

Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 437-445 , June 2010