Effect of a Herbal-Leucine mix on the IL-1β-induced cartilage degradation and inflammatory gene expression in human chondrocytes

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Main Authors: Haqqi Tariq M, Miller Mark JS, Akhtar Nahid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/66