Acute effect of Qi-training on natural killer cell subsets and cytotoxic activity

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 285-297

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Kang, Chang Won ^b   Ryu, Hoon ^c  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer cell cytotoxicity; NK cell; Qi training; Qigong

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CYTOTOXICITY; EFFECTOR CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

ADULT; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEARNING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; QI;

EID: 11244309828     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450590519580     Document Type: Article

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