Immunomodulatory and antineoplastic activity of common Indian toad (bufo melanostictus, schneider) skin extract

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 311-317

  Das, Manika ^a   Dasgupta, S C ^b   Gomes, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic action; Bioactive compounds; Immunomodulation; Toad skin extract

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; TISSUE EXTRACT; TOAD SKIN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; ROSETTE FORMATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOAD;

EID: 0031763722     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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