Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 226-232 , December 2007

Radiation Protective Effects of Cordyceps sinensis in Blood Cells

  • Chun-Chih Lin

      Affiliations

    • General Education Center, Graduate Institute of Natural Healing Sciences, Nanhua University, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wilasinee Pumsanguan

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Natural Healing Sciences, Nanhua University, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Malcolm Mei-On Koo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Natural Biotechnology, Graduate Institute of Natural Healing Sciences, Nanhua University, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsien-Bin Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Science and Graduate Institute of Molecular Biology, Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Moon-Sing Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiation Oncology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan

Received 21 June 2007 ,Revised 3 July 2007 ,Accepted 13 August 2007.

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60020-1

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60020-1

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 226-232 , December 2007

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