title: Bioactive components of velvet antlers and their pharmacological properties.
abstract: Velvet antler is one of the most important animal medicines, and has been used with a variety of functions, such as anti-fatigue, tissue repair and health promotion. In the past few years, the investigation on chemical compositions, bioactive components, and pharmacological effects has been performed, which demonstrates that velvet antlers could be used as an important health-promoting tonic with great nutritional and medicinal values. This review focuses on the recent advance in studying the bioactive components of velvet antlers.
authors.affiliation: National Chromatographic R. & A. Center, Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian 116023, China.
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yushu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Yukui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000999:Antlers / Q000737:chemistry*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000379:methods; D003670:Deer; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products
keywords: Analytical techniques; Bioactive components; Extraction and isolation; Pharmacological effects; Velvet antlers