Fo Shou San, an Ancient Chinese Herbal Decoction, Protects Endothelial Function through Increasing Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity

Cathy W. C. Bi; Li Xu; Xiao Yu Tian; Jian Liu; Ken Y. Z. Zheng; Chi Wai Lau; David T. W. Lau; Roy C. Y. Choi; Tina T. X. Dong; Yu Huang; Karl W. K. Tsim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051670

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Fo Shou San, an Ancient Chinese Herbal Decoction, Protects Endothelial Function through Increasing Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity

Cathy W. C. Bi,

Affiliation Division of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Li Xu,

Affiliation Division of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Xiao Yu Tian,

Affiliation Institute of Vascular Medicine, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Jian Liu,

Affiliation Institute of Vascular Medicine, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Ken Y. Z. Zheng,

Affiliation Division of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Chi Wai Lau,

Affiliation Institute of Vascular Medicine, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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David T. W. Lau,

Affiliation Division of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Roy C. Y. Choi,

Affiliation Division of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Tina T. X. Dong,

Affiliation Division of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Yu Huang,

Affiliation Institute of Vascular Medicine, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Karl W. K. Tsim

* E-mail: botsim@ust.hk

Affiliation Division of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Fo Shou San, an Ancient Chinese Herbal Decoction, Protects Endothelial Function through Increasing Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity

Cathy W. C. Bi,
Li Xu,
Xiao Yu Tian,
Jian Liu,
Ken Y. Z. Zheng,
Chi Wai Lau,
David T. W. Lau,
Roy C. Y. Choi,
Tina T. X. Dong,
Yu Huang

Published: December 21, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051670

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