Antitumor Activity of Bifidobacterium spp. Isolated from a Healthy Korean

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 482-487

  Rhee, Young Kyung ^a   Bae, Eun Ah ^a   Kim, Suk Young ^a   Han, Myung Joo ^a   Choi, Eung Chil ^b   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Bifidobacteria; Cell wall; Cytotoxitiy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHAGOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOMA 180;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEUTROPHILS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHAGOCYTES; SARCOMA 180;

EID: 0034304038     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976577     Document Type: Article

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