Full toxicity assessment of Genkwa Flos and the underlying mechanism in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Genkwa Flos (GF), the dried flower bud from Daphne genkwa Sieb. et Zucc. (Thymelaeaceae), is a well-known and widely used traditional Chinese medicine. However, we know little about the in vivo mechanism of GF toxicity. Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been considered as a useful toxicity assay s...

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Main Authors: Yan Qiao, Yunli Zhao, Qiuli Wu, Lingmei Sun, Qinli Ruan, Yanyan Chen, Meng Wang, Jinao Duan, Dayong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3953530?pdf=render