Immunomodulating activity of Chinese medicinal herbs and Oldenlandia diffusa in particular

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 359-370

  Yoshida, Y ^a   Wang, M Q ^a   Liu, J N ^a   Shan, B E ^b   Yamashita, U ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

B cell; Chinese medicinal herb; Glycoprotein; I cell; Macrophage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER; CHINESE DRUG; GEMFIBROZIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHOPANAX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CANCER; CHINESE MEDICINE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; HERBAL MEDICINE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MITOGENS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031414682     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(97)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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