Multiple immune functions in rats fed echinacea extracts

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 411-421

  South, E H ^a   Exon, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody formation; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Echinacea; Immune function; Natural killer cell

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; HEMOCYANIN; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034766632     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IPH-100107340     Document Type: Article

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