Immunomodulatory effects of orally administered aqueous extract from Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 50, 2010, Pages 8682-8686

  Tang, Qingfeng ^a   Dai, Yin ^b   Liu, Xuelan ^a  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Eupolyphaga sinensis walker; Immunological function; Immunoregulation; Mice

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; EUPOLYPHAGA SINENSIS EXTRACT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE; SPLEEN WEIGHT; THYMUS; THYMUS WEIGHT; VISCERA; VISCERAL INDEX;

MUS;

EID: 78650603235     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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