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Yam (Dioscorea batatas) Root and Bark Extracts Stimulate Osteoblast Mineralization by Increasing Ca and P Accumulation and Alkaline Phosphatase Activity

Yam (Dioscorea batatas) is widely consumed as functional food for health promotion mainly in East Asia countries. We assessed whether yam root (tuber) or bark (peel) extracts stimulated the activity of osteoblasts for osteogenesis. MC3T3-E1 cells (mouse osteoblasts) were treated with yam root extrac...

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Autores principales: Kim, Suji, Shin, Mee-Young, Son, Kun-Ho, Sohn, Ho-Yong, Lim, Jae-Hwan, Lee, Jong-Hwa, Kwun, In-Sook
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25320717
http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/pnf.2014.19.3.194