Kaempferol, a tea flavonol, effect on interleukin-2 signal transduction of human T cell leukemia

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-179

  Asai, Kazumi ^a   Moriwaki, Sawako ^a   Maeda Yamamoto, Mari ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; NFAT (nuclear factor expression of activated T cell); Tea (Camellia sinensis L.)

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 24744456125     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.39.175     Document Type: Article

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