Immunoregulatory effects of a glucogalactan from the root of Panax quinquefolium L.

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2725-2729

  Zhu, Wenjing ^a   Han, Bo ^a   Sun, Yun ^b   Wang, Zhenyu ^c   Yang, Xiuhua ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHENYANG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Anti Lewis lung carcinoma; Glucogalactan; Immunoregulatory effects; Panax quinquefolium

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE; MAMMALS;

GLUCOGALACTAN; HIGH PERFORMANCE GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOREGULATORY EFFECTS; LEWIS LUNG CARCINOMATA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MONOSACCHARIDE COMPOSITION; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM; THERAPEUTIC POTENTIALS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

MUS; PANAX; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 84865655809     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.11.066     Document Type: Article

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