Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 209-213 , April 2007

Effect of 6-Gingerol on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production and Costimulatory Molecule Expression in Murine Peritoneal Macrophages

Presented at the 1st Annual Academic Surgical Congress (Association for Academic Surgery), San Diego, CA, February 7–11, 2006.

Received 23 February 2006

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PII: S0022-4804(06)00422-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.07.051

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 209-213 , April 2007

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