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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2005; 11(37): 5777-5781
Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5777
Consumption of purple sweet potato leaves modulates human immune response: T-lymphocyte functions, lytic activity of natural killer cell and antibody production
Chiao-Ming Chen, Sing-Chung Li, Ya-Ling Lin, Ching-Yun Hsu, Ming-Jer Shieh, Jen-Fang Liu
Chiao-Ming Chen, Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, Graduate Institute of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University; Department of Dietetics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Sing-Chung Li, Ya-Ling Lin, Ming-Jer Shieh, Jen-Fang Liu, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Ching-Yun Hsu, Chang-Gung Institute of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Grant From the Taipei Medical University, No. TMU91-Y05-A110, TMU92-AE1-B33
Correspondence to: Dr. Jen-Fang Liu, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Shing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan, China. liujenfa@tmu.edu.tw
Telephone: +886-2-27361661-6551 Fax: +886-2-27373112
Received: December 12, 2004
Revised: January 2, 2005
Accepted: January 5, 2005
Published online: October 7, 2005
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