Acta Med. 1999, 42: 123-125

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.154

Anti-Inflammatory Triterpenoids from Mysterious Mushroom Ganoderma Lucidum and Their Potential Possibility in Modern Medicine

Jiří Patočka

Purkyně Military Medical Academy, Hradec Králové, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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