Lymphocyte proliferation stimulated by activated human macrophages treated with Canova

Homeopathy

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-48

  Burbano, Rommel Rodriguez ^a   Leal, Mariana Ferreira ^b   da Costa, Joana Borges ^a   de Olivieira Bahia, Marcelo ^a   de Lima, Patricia Danielle Lima ^a   Khayat, André Salim ^a   Seligman, Igor Chamon ^a   de Assumpção, Paulo Pimentel ^a   de Freitas Buchi, Dorly ^c   de Arruda Cardoso Smith, Marilia ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activated macrophages; Canova; Homeopathy; Lymphocyte proliferation; Mitotic index

Indexed keywords

CANOVA EXTRACT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MITOSIS INDEX;

AGED; CELLS, CULTURED; CROTALID VENOMS; FEMALE; FORMULARIES, HOMEOPATHIC; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 58149201045     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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