Flow cytometric testing of immunological effects of a phytomedicinal combination (EquiMun) and its compounds on bovine leucocytes

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 291-298

  Schuberth, H J ^a   Riedel Caspari, G ^a,b   Leibold, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Plantavet Gmbh   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; ECHINACEA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; THUJA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMPOUNDING; ECHINACEA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LEUKOCYTES; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; THUJA;

EID: 0036675262     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2002.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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