Screening and fractionation of plant extracts with antiproliferative activity on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1207-1212

  Souza Fagundes, Elaine M ^a   Queiroz, Ana B R ^a   Martins Filho, Olindo Assis ^a   Gazzinelli, Giovanni ^a   Corrêa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^a   Alves, Tânia M A ^a   Zani, Carlos L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alomia myriadenia; Gaylussacia brasiliensis; Himatanthus obovatus; Immunomodulators; Lymphocyte proliferation; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAZIL; CELL DIVISION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MONONUCLEAR CELL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAZIL; CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PLANT EXTRACTS; THYMIDINE;

EID: 0036978814     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000800024     Document Type: Article

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