Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf mediated immune activation causes prophylactic growth inhibition of murine Ehrlich carcinoma and B16 melanoma

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-366

  Baral, Rathindranath ^a   Chattopadhyay, Utpala ^a  

^a CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Immunity; Lymphocyte; Neem leaf preparation; Tumor

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CD24 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INOCULATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MELANOMA CELL; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; AZADIRACHTA; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCANAVALIN A; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTES; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SPLEEN;

EID: 1642302312     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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