Acknowledgments We thank Medjaden and Editage for its linguistic assistance during the preparation of this manuscript. Financial support and sponsorship This study was supported by the grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81274109, 30973238), Key Research Project of Beijing Natural Science Foundation (B)/Beijing Education Committee (No. KZ201010025024), and Project for Science and Technology Innovation, Beijing Education Committee (No. PXM2011 014226 07 000085).
Background:Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) is a bioactive water-soluble compound of Salviae miltiorrhizae,a traditional herbal medicine that has been used clinically tor the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.This stu...
This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81274109 and 30973238), the Key Research Project of Beijing Natural Science Foundation (B)/Beijing Education Committee (No. KZ201010025024), and the Science and Technology Innovation Platform (PXM2011_014226_07_000085).
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