In vitro modulation of TH1 and TH2 cytokine expression by edible tuber of Dioscorea alata and study of correlation patterns of the cytokine expression

Food Science and Human Wellness

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Dey, Priyankar ^a   Chaudhuri, Tapas Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Cytokine; Dioscorea; Immunomodulation; Lymphocyte; MTT; Proliferation; Yam

Indexed keywords

EID: 85068981199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22134530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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