About the Authors

Chien-Wen Hou

Affiliation Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, Department of Sports Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Shin-Da Lee

Affiliations Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan

Chung-Lan Kao

Affiliations Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

I-Shiung Cheng

Affiliation Department of Physical Education, National Taichung University of Education, Taichung, Taiwan

Yu-Nan Lin

Affiliation Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, Department of Sports Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Sheng-Ju Chuang

Affiliation Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, Department of Sports Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Chung-Yu Chen

Affiliation Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, Department of Sports Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

John L. Ivy

Affiliation Department of Kinesiology and Health, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Chih-Yang Huang

‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan

Chia-Hua Kuo

kch@utaipei.edu.tw

‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, Department of Sports Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

This study was partly funded by Nuliv Science, National Science Council, and University of Taipei for the purposes of scientific standardization and development of reliable ginseng-based products. The authors have declared that they have no employment, consultancy, patents, etc, particularly with Nuliv Science. This does not alter the authors′ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CWH CHK JLI CLK. Performed the experiments: CWH CYH SDL ISC YNL SJC CYC CLK CHK. Analyzed the data: CWH CYH SDL ISC YNL SJC JLI CYC CLK CHK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CWH CYH ISC CHK. Wrote the paper: CWH CYH SDL ISC YNL SJC JLI CYC CLK CHK.