Anti-hypersensitive and anti-inflammatory activities of water extract of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-129

  Chaung, Hso Chi ^a   Ho, Chi Tang ^b,c   Huang, Tzou Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Interferon ; Interleukin 4; Leukotriene C4; Zingiber zerumbet Smith

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

EID: 45849117255     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: 14653443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540100802047783     Document Type: Article

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