Influence of cocoa procyanidins on the transcription of interleukin-2 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

International Journal of Immunotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-29

  Mao, T K ^a   Powell, J J ^b   Van De Water, J ^a   Keen, C L ^a   Schmitz, H H ^c   Gershwin, M E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MARS INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POLYPHENOL; PROCYANIDIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032838294     PISSN: 02559625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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