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The immunomarker of aging and the modulatory effect of Chinese medicinal herbs on the dysfunction of lymphocytes in the elderly.
Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology : official organ of the International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer - 1 Jan 2000
Liu J, Wang S, Liu H, Zhang C, Yang L, Zhang J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This study examined an immunomarker of aging and evaluated the modulatory effect of Chinese medicinal herbs (CMH) on the immune function of lymphocytes in the elderly. METHODS: Forty-seven elderly and fifteen young persons were selected as study subjects. Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) were isolated by Ficoll-Hypaque gradient centrifugation. The responsive proliferation was investigated by means of...
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