Ganoderma formosanum polysaccharides attenuate Th2 inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic asthma

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Pi, Chia Chen ^a   Wang, Hui Yi ^a   Lu, Chiu Ying ^a   Lu, Frank Leigh ^b   Chen, Chun Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Allergic asthma; Ganoderma formosanum; Immunomodulation; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904003423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-297     Document Type: Article

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