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2016
X. H. Wang, Du, H. W., Guo, X. H., Wang, S. W., Zhou, R. B., Li, Y., Li, Z. B., Zhao, Y. S., and Zhu, Q. L., Rehmannia glutinosa oligosaccharide induces differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into cardiomyocyte-like cells, vol. 15, no. 4, p. -, 2016.
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Amelioration of diabetic nephropathy by dried Rehmanniae Radix (Di Huang) extract. Am. J. Chin. Med. 32: 829-839. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0192415X04002442 Yu HH, Kim YH, Jung SY, Shin MK, et al (2006a). Rehmannia glutinosa activates intracellular antioxidant enzyme systems in mouse auditory cells. Am. J. Chin. Med. 34: 1083-1093. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0192415X06004545 Yu HH, Seo SJ, Kim YH, Lee HY, et al (2006b). Protective effect of Rehmannia glutinosa on the cisplatin-induced damage of HEI-OC1 auditory cells through scavenging free radicals. J. Ethnopharmacol. 107: 383-388. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.024 Yue WM, Liu W, Bi YW, He XP, et al (2008). Mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into an endothelial phenotype, reduce neointimal formation, and enhance endothelial function in a rat vein grafting model. Stem Cells Dev. 17: 785-793. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/scd.2007.0243 Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wang L, Zhang Y, et al (2012). Effects of Rehmannia glutinosa oligosaccharide on human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. Life Sci. 91: 1323-1327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2012.10.015  
S. W. Wang, Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., Sun, H. H., Wang, S. W., Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., Sun, H. H., Wang, S. W., Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., and Sun, H. H., Meta-analysis of TAFI polymorphisms and risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
S. W. Wang, Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., Sun, H. H., Wang, S. W., Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., Sun, H. H., Wang, S. W., Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., and Sun, H. H., Meta-analysis of TAFI polymorphisms and risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
S. W. Wang, Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., Sun, H. H., Wang, S. W., Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., Sun, H. H., Wang, S. W., Zhang, H. H., Dong, C. Y., and Sun, H. H., Meta-analysis of TAFI polymorphisms and risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
2012
X. Liu, Wang, Y., and Wang, S. W., QTL analysis of percentage of grains with chalkiness in Japonica rice (Oryza sativa), vol. 11, pp. 717-724, 2012.
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2011
D. Chen, Liu, J. L., Liu, Y., Zhu, J., and Wang, S. W., Lack of an association between -308G>A polymorphism of the TNF-α gene and liver cirrhosis risk based on a meta-analysis, vol. 10, pp. 2765-2774, 2011.
Bahr MJ, el Menuawy M, Boeker KH, Musholt PB, et al. (2003). Cytokine gene polymorphisms and the susceptibility to liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int. 23: 420-425. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-3231.2003.00873.x PMid:14986816 Bataller R, North KE and Brenner DA (2003). Genetic polymorphisms and the progression of liver fibrosis: a critical appraisal. Hepatology 37: 493-503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/jhep.2003.50127 PMid:12601343 Cha C and Dematteo RP (2005). Molecular mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma development. Best Pract. Res. Clin. Gastroenterol. 19: 25-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpg.2004.11.005 Chan HL, Tse AM, Chim AM, Wong VW, et al. (2008). Association of cytokine gene polymorphisms and liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 23: 783-789. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05110.x PMid:17645476 Chen YQ, Lin JS, Tian DY and Liang KH (2003). 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Interleukin-1, interleukin-10 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha gene polymorphisms in hepatitis C virus infection: an investigation of the relationships with spontaneous viral clearance and response to alpha-interferon therapy. Liver 22: 404-412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0676.2002.01553.x Cua IH, Hui JM, Bandara P, Kench JG, et al. (2007). Insulin resistance and liver injury in hepatitis C is not associated with virus-specific changes in adipocytokines. Hepatology 46: 66-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.21703 PMid:17596870 Cuenca J, Perez CA, Aguirre AJ, Schiattino I, et al. (2001). Genetic polymorphism at position-308 in the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF): implications of its allelic distribution on susceptibility or resistance to diseases in the Chilean population. Biol. Res. 34: 237-241. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0716-97602001000300011 PMid:11715861 Elsammak M, Refai W, Elsawaf A, Abdel-Fattah I, et al. (2005). 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