Zhang, Bo
Nan, Tiegui
Zhan, Zhilai
Kang, Liping
Yang, Jian
Yuan, Yuan
Wang, Baomin
Huang, Luqi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Traditional Chinese Medicine industry (201407003)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81373959)
Article History
Received: 11 December 2015
Revised: 29 January 2016
Accepted: 3 February 2016
First Online: 18 February 2016
Compliance with ethical standards
: This study was performed in strict accordance with the standards described in the “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” (National Research Council Commission on Life Sciences, 1996 edition). All the animal treatment procedures were approved by the Animal Care Committee of China Agricultural University (CAU), and all efforts were made to minimize suffering. The mice were housed under controlled temperature (22 ± 2 °C) and lighting (12-h light/12-h darkness) with food and water ad libitum in air-conditioned rooms. All the experimental mice were killed by cervical dislocation.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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