Anti-abortive effect of quercetin and bornyl acetate on macrophages and IL-10 in uterus of mice

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 43, 2011, Pages 8675-8682

  Zhao, Yan Tao ^a   Wang, Xiao Dan ^a   Shi, Wan Yu ^a   Zhong, Xiu Hui ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Embryo resorption; IL 10; Lipopolysaccharide; Macrophages; Mice

Indexed keywords

BORNYL ACETATE; INTERLEUKIN 10; QUERCETIN;

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO RESORPTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATION PERIOD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; UTERUS;

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EID: 80051769443     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.939     Document Type: Article

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