Insight into the immunomodulatory and chemotherapeutic mechanisms of paeonol (Review)
- Authors:
- Precious Barnes
- Elvis Agbo
- Faustina Halm‑Lai
- Kwabena Dankwa
- Roland Osei Saahene
- Samuel Victor Nuvor
- Dorcas Obiri‑Yeboah
- Ewura Seidu Yahaya
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Affiliations: Department of Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast 00233, Ghana, Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, College of Medicine, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, Jiangxi 343000, P.R. China, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, 00233, Ghana, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast 00233, Ghana - Published online on: February 26, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2025.223
- Article Number: 24
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Copyright : © Barnes et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].
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