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. 2016 Apr;10(2):V-VIII.

Intake of Pomegranate Prevents the Onset of Osteoarthritis: Molecular Evidences

Zafar Rasheed

Intake of Pomegranate Prevents the Onset of Osteoarthritis: Molecular Evidences

Zafar Rasheed. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2016 Apr.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Pomegranate fruit extract (PEF) induced silencing of OA relevant genes via inhibition of IL-1β-induced signaling cascade in human OA chondrocytes
Solid lines indicate activation, breaking lines indicate expected activation, p in blue circles indicates phosphorylation, and PFE targets are shown in red.
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