Astragalus membranaceus, a traditional Chinese medicine, enhances T-helper cell type I polarization and interferon-gamma production by increasing T-bet expression in asthmatics

G. Wang, T. C. Liu, L. Z. Wang, M. F. Luo, L. C. Yan, L. Wang (Chengdu, Shenzhen, China)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Recent advances in the basic mechanisms of allergic asthma
Session: Recent advances in the basic mechanisms of allergic asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2518
Disease area: Airway diseases

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