Melittin as a safe compound to BALB/c mice immune system; a tiered approach immunotoxicity screening
Abstract Background Maintenance of immune system integrity is a vital requirement to protect human body against pathogens/cancers. Natural compounds have long been used due to their benefits for the immune system. One of which is bee venom that contains a peptide called melittin having antimicrobial...
Main Authors: | Gholamreza Karimi, Sina Fatemi, Bahram Memar, Mohammad-Bagher Khorrami, Arian Amali, Mahmood Sadeghi, Seyed-Alireza Esmaeili, Bamdad Riahi-Zanjani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04228-w |
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