1 INTRODUCTIONAntler velvets are bo

1 INTRODUCTION
Antler velvets are bony cranial appendages that
develop on top of permanent frontal protuberances
(the pedicles) in male deer, and undergo periodic replacement
[1]. Traditional medical reports and clinical
observations convincingly show that antler velvet is
made of many components such as sphingomylein,
ganglioside, estrone, estradiol, prostaglandins [2], collagen,
amino acid-sugar combinations [3