Coriolus versicolor: A medicinal mushroom with promising immunotherapeutic values

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 976-984

  Chu, Kevin K W ^a   Ho, Susan S S ^a   Chow, Albert H L ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; CORIOLIN; GLUCAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MUSHROOM; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; AGARICALES; ANIMAL; BASIDIOMYCETES; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG LEGISLATION; REVIEW;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AGARICALES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GLUCANS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0036708023     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009127002401102894     Document Type: Article

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