<it>Pleurotus giganteus</it> (Berk.) Karunarathna & K.D. Hyde: Nutritional value and <it>in vitro</it> neurite outgrowth activity in rat pheochromocytoma cells

• Main Authors: Phan Chia-Wei (Author), Wong Wei-Lun (Author), David Pamela (Author), Naidu Murali (Author), Sabaratnam Vikineswary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Drugs dedicated to alleviate neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's have always been associated with debilitating side effects. Medicinal mushrooms which harness neuropharmacological compounds offer a p...