Macrophage activation and induction of macrophage cytotoxicity by purified polysaccharide fractions from the plant Echinacea purpurea
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.46.3.845-849.1984