Therapeutic efficacy of Ashwagandha against experimental aspergillosis in mice

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 191-198

  Dhuley, Jayant N ^a  

^a Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; DRUG VEHICLE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; INDIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; ASHWAGANDHA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; SOLANACEAE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0031916929     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923979809034817     Document Type: Article

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