Effect of Ocimum sanctum on noise-induced changes in immune parameters

Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 145-147

  Archana, R ^a   Namasivayam, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NOISE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRESS; THYMUS;

EID: 0034071595     PISSN: 14608081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/146080800128735791     Document Type: Article

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