Brazilian green propolis improves immune function in aged mice

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-10

  Gao, Weina ^a   Wu, Jianquan ^a   Wei, Jingyu ^a   Pu, Lingling ^a   Guo, Changjiang ^a   Yang, Jijun ^a   Yang, Ming ^b   Luo, Haiji ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (China)

^b By Health Nutrition and Health Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Aged mice; Immune function; Propolis

Indexed keywords

BRAZILIAN GREEN PROPOLIS; CINNAMIC ACID; CYTOKINE; FLAVONOID; HEMOLYSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; POLYPHENOL; PROPOLIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EAR; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE;

EID: 84904604892     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.13-70     Document Type: Article

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