Green Brazilian propolis action on macrophages and lymphoid organs of chronically stressed mice

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-75

  Missima, Fabiane ^a   Sforcin, José Maurício ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lymphoid organs; Macrophages; Propolis; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPOLIS;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GERMINAL CENTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; STRESS; THYMUS;

EID: 39749138761     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel112     Document Type: Article

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