Immunomodulatory activity of Salicornia herbacea L. Components

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 273-277

  Im, Sun A ^a   Kim, Goo Whan ^b   Lee, Chong Kil ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunomodulator (s); Macrophage; Salicornia herbacea

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG ISOLATION; HERB; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SALICORNIA HERBACEA;

EID: 0346374813     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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