Immune cell stimulating activity of mucopolysaccharide isolated from yam (Dioscorea batatas)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Choi, Eun Mi ^a   Koo, Sung Ja ^b   Hwang, Jae Kwan ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Macrophage; Mucopolysaccharide; Splenocyte; Yam

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA BATATAS EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LYSOSOMAL PHOSPHATASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIOSCOREA BATATAS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKEMIA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTE; SPLEEN CELL; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE; YAM;

DIOSCOREA BATATAS;

EID: 1442277706     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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