Suppressive effect of Chinese medicinal herb, Acanthopanax gracilistylus, extract on human lymphocytes in vitro

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-48

  Shan, B E ^a   Yoshita, Y ^a   Sugiura, T ^a   Yamashita, Uki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

B cell; Chinese medicinal herb; Monocyte; Natural killer cell; T cell

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPANAX GRACILISTYLUS EXTRACT; CONCANAVALIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHINESE HERB; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; KILLER CELL; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MITOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ACANTHOPANAX GRACILISTYLUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032852434     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.01031.x     Document Type: Article

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