The hematoimmunologic effect of AHCC for Korean patients with various cancers

Biotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 560-564

  Won, Jang Seok ^a  

^a SeoulInternational School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AHCC; CD4; CD8; Cellular immunity; Hematoimmunologic effect

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE HEXOSE CORRELATED COMPOUND; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CANCER IMMUNOLOGY; CANCER PATIENT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; KOREA; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0036867394     PISSN: 09142223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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