Studies on the immunomodulatory effects of Boerhaavia diffusa alkaloidal fraction

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-131

  Mungantiwar, A A ^a   Nair, A M ^a   Shinde, U A ^a   Dikshit, V J ^a   Saraf, M N ^a   Thakur, V S ^b   Sainis, K B ^b  

^a BOMBAY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b Immunology Section   (India)

Author keywords

Boerhaavia diffusa; Cell mediated immunity; Humoral immunity; Immunomodulator

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CONCANAVALIN A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT ROOT; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN CELL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS; CELL DIVISION; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INDIA; LYMPHOCYTES; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0033000853     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00153-6     Document Type: Article

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