Suppressive effect of Withania somnifera root extract on the induction of anti-ovalbumin IgE antibody response in mice

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 253-259

  Amara, Srinivasulu ^a   Kumar, S Prasanna ^a   Athota, Rao R ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

IgE antibody; Ovalbumin; PCA; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; OVALBUMIN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; PLANT ROOT;

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0033392878     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.37.4.253.5802     Document Type: Article

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