Influence of betulinic acid on lymphocyte subsets and humoral immune response in mice

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 305-313

  Jine, Y ^a   Lis, M ^b   Szczypka, M ^b   Obminska Mrukowicz, B ^b  

^a HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; Humoral immune response; Mice; T and B lymphocyte subsets

Indexed keywords

BETULIC ACID; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MESENTERY; MOUSE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MESENTERY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN SIZE; SHEEP; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; TRITERPENES;

BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; MUS;

EID: 84862879767     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10181-011-0148-y     Document Type: Article

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