Immunomodulation and antitumor activities of aged garlic extract

Phytomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-267

  Kyo, E ^a   Uda, N ^a   Suzuki, A ^a   Kakimoto, M ^a   Ushijima, M ^a   Kasuga, S ^a   Itakura, Y ^a  

^a WAKUNAGA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aged Garlic Extract (AGE); Antitumor activities; Immunomodulation; PSK (Krestin)

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0001036806     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(98)80064-0     Document Type: Article

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