Immunomodulatory effects of cadmium and Gynostemma pentaphyllum herbal tea on rat splenocyte proliferation

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 9305-9311

  Suntararuks, Sumitra ^a   Yoopan, Nattaporn ^b   Rangkadilok, Nuchanart ^a   Worasuttayangkurn, Luksamee ^a   Nookabkaew, Sumontha ^a   Satayavivad, Jutamaad ^a,c  

^a Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Gynostemma pentaphyllum; Herbal tea; Immunomodulatory; Splenocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BEVERAGE; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GYNOSTEMMA; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; RAT; SPLEEN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BEVERAGES; CADMIUM; CELL DIVISION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GYNOSTEMMA; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM; PHYTOLACCACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 54349118020     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf801062z     Document Type: Article

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