Immunomodulatory Effects of a Methanol Extract from Opuntia ficus indica on Murine Splenocytes
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Ahn, Gin-Nae
(Department of Marine Life Science, Jeju National University)
Kim, Jin-Hee (Department of Veterinary Medicine and Applied Radiological Science Institute, Jeju National University) Park, Eun-Jin (Department of Veterinary Medicine and Applied Radiological Science Institute, Jeju National University) Lim, Yoon-Kyu (Department of Veterinary Medicine and Applied Radiological Science Institute, Jeju National University) Jeon, You-Jin (Department of Marine Life Science, Jeju National University) Jee, Young-Heun (Department of Veterinary Medicine and Applied Radiological Science Institute, Jeju National University) |
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