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8. Tzeng TT, Chen CC, Chen CC, Tsay HJ, Lee LY, Chen WP, Shen CC, Shiao YJ. The Cyanthin Diterpenoid and Sesterterpene Constituents of Hericium erinaceus Mycelium Ameliorate Alzheimer's Disease-Related Pathologies in APP/PS1 Transgenic Mice.Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Feb 17;19(2). pii: E598. doi: 10.3390/ijms19020598. PubMed PMID: 29463001; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5855820.
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10. Wang X, Yin J, Zhao M, Liu S, Nie S, Xie M. Gastroprotective activity of polysaccharide from Hericium erinaceus against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal lesion and pylorus ligation-induced gastric ulcer , and its antioxidant activities. Carbohydr Polym. 2018;186(December 2017):100-109. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.01.004.
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13. Mori K, Inatomi S, Ouchi K, Azumi Y, Tuchida T. Improving effects of the mushroom Yamabushitake (Hericium erinaceus) on mild cognitive impairment: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Phytother Res. 2009 Mar;23(3):367-72. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2634. PubMed PMID: 18844328.