Induced termination of pregnancy by purified extracts of Azadirachta Indica (Neem): Mechanisms involved

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 485-491

  Talwar, G P ^a   Shah, S ^a   Mukherjee, S ^a   Chabra, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ICGEB   (India)

Author keywords

Abortifacient; Baboons; CD4 and CD8 cell proliferation; Inflammatory cytokines; Rats

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; PROGESTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BABOON; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO RESORPTION; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INDUCED ABORTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MONKEY; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030965688     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00264.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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