Gandoderma lucidum extract promotes immune responses in normal BALB/c mice in vivo

In Vivo

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 755-759

  Chang, Yung Hsien ^a   Yang, Jai Sing ^a   Yang, Jiun Long ^a   Wu, Chang Lin ^a   Chang, Shu Jen ^a   Lu, Kung Wen ^a   Kuo, Chao Lin ^a   Hsia, Te Chun ^a,b   Chung, Jing Gung ^a,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BALB C mice; Ganoderma lucidum extract; Interferon ; Interleukin 6; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 70350062036     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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