
Mechanisms underlying the attenuation of chronic inflammatory diseases by aged garlic extract: Involvement of the activation of AMP‑activated protein kinase (Review)
- Authors:
- Satomi Miki
- Jun‑Ichiro Suzuki
- Kayo Kunimura
- Naoaki Morihara
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Affiliations: Central Research Institute, Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Akitakata‑shi, Hiroshima 739‑1195, Japan - Published online on: December 27, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8372
- Pages: 1462-1467
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Copyright: © Miki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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