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Taro Lectin Can Act as a Cytokine-Mimetic Compound, Stimulating Myeloid and T Lymphocyte Lineages and Protecting Progenitors in Murine Bone Marrow

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) corm is traditionally consumed as a medicinal plant to stimulate immune responses and restore a health status. Tarin, a taro lectin, is considered responsible for the immunomodulatory effects of taro. In the present study, in order to investigate the effects of tarin on bo...

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Autores principales: Mattos, Erika Bertozzi de Aquino, Pereira, Patricia Ribeiro, Mérida, Lyris Anunciata Demétrio, Corrêa, Anna Carolina Nitzsche Teixeira Fernandes, Freire, Maria Paula Vigna, Paschoalin, Vania Margaret Flosi, Teixeira, Gerlinde Agate Platais Brasil, Pinho, Maria de Fátima Brandão, Verícimo, Maurício Afonso
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8001523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33800086
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13030350