Antimicrobial and immunological activity of ethanol extracts and fractions from Isopyrum thalictroides

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 143-151

  Ivanovska, N ^a   Philipov, S ^b   Istatkova, R ^b   Georgieva, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Fractions; Immunological activity; Isopyrum thalictroides

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SERUM; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN CELL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, CLASSICAL; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHANOL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0030296440     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01462-6     Document Type: Article

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