Effect of cocoa procyanidins on the secretion of interleukin-4 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-114

  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  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MARS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 4; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POLYPHENOL; PROCYANIDIN;

ARTICLE; CACAO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0033817933     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662000416294     Document Type: Article

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