Immunomodulatory Activity of the Marine Sponge, <i>Haliclona</i> (<i>Soestella</i>) sp. (Haplosclerida: Chalinidae), from Sri Lanka in Wistar Albino Rats: Immunosuppression and Th1-Skewed Cytokine Response

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Figure 4: Immunomodulatory Activity of the Marine Sponge, <i>Haliclona</i> (<i>Soestella</i>) sp. (Haplosclerida: Chalinidae), from Sri Lanka in Wistar Albino Rats: Immunosuppression and Th1-Skewed Cytokine Response 

Figure 4 | Immunomodulatory Activity of the Marine Sponge, Haliclona (Soestella) sp. (Haplosclerida: Chalinidae), from Sri Lanka in Wistar Albino Rats: Immunosuppression and Th1-Skewed Cytokine Response 