Stimulatory effects of Euphorbia cheiradenia on cell mediated immunity and humoral antibody synthesis

Iranian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Amirghofran, Zahra ^a,b,c,d   Azadmehr, Abbas ^a   Bahmani, Masoud ^a   Javidnia, Katayoun ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Delayed type hypersensitivity; Euphorbia cheiradenia; Euphorbiaceae; Humoral immune response

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; EUPHORIA CHEIRADENIA EXTRACT; HUMORAL ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 2; LEVAMISOLE; MITOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCING CELL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA CHEIRADENIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOT PAD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 45349095868     PISSN: 17351383     EISSN: 1735367X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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