Effects of a standardized purified dry extract from Echinacea angustifolia on proliferation and interferon gamma secretion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in dairy heifers

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 396-398

  Wu, Hua ^b   Nardone, Alessandro ^a   Lacetera, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b Qinghai Coll Anim Husb Vet Med   (China)

Author keywords

Echinacea angustifolia; Interferon gamma; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; POKEWEED MITOGEN; POLINACEA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHINACEA; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; HEIFER; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MITOGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

BOVINAE; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 70350263658     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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