Serum protein profile of yang-deficiency constitution in traditional Chinese medicine revealed by protein microarray analyses
Sun S, Zhang X, Ma J, Ni C, Ying X, Wang J, Li L, Yuan W, Heng X, Xia J · Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences · 2019 January
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcms.2019.02.002
Objective
To explore the potential mechanism of yang-deficiency constitution (YADC) using protein microarray, to deepen our understanding of its biological mechanism.
Conclusions
This study revealed that yang-deficiency constitution (YADC) exhibits systematic differences in its protein expression profile.
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