Effect of naturally occurring triterpenoids glycyrrhizic acid, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid and nomilin on the immune system

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 483-489

  Raphael, T J ^a   Kuttan, G ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Glycyrrhizic acid; Nomilin and immune system; Oleanolic acid; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; NOMILIN; OLEANOLIC ACID; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TRITERPENOID; URSOLIC ACID; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; TINOSPORA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM; WITHANIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 0041337005     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471103322331421     Document Type: Article

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