Inhibition of basophil activation by histamine: a sensitive and reproducible model for the study of the biological activity of high dilutions

Homeopathy

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 186-197

  Sainte Laudy, J ^a   Belon, Ph ^b  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CRDT   (France)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; High dilutions; Histamine; Histamine release; Homoeopathy; Human basophil; IL4 release; Mouse basophil

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLHISTAMINE; ALCIAN BLUE; CD63 ANTIGEN; CIMETIDINE; EDETIC ACID; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR; HISTIDINE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; TELE METHYLHISTAMINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BASOPHIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAST CELL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; BASOPHILS; CIMETIDINE; COLORING AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; METHYLHISTAMINES; MICE; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 71649089820     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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