The effect of bee honey on the proliferative activity of human B- and T-lymphocytes and the activity of phagocytes

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-177

  Abuharfeil, Nizar ^a   Al Oran, Rateb ^b   Abo Shehada, Mahmoud ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Bee honey; Mitogens; Neutrophil; Phagocytes; Phagocytosis; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCANAVALIN A; HONEY; HONEYBEE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; PHAGOCYTE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; T LYMPHOCYTE;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0032797421     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540109999843     Document Type: Article

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