Immune-potentiation activity of a polyherbal formulation "Immu-21" (research name)

Phytomedica

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 1-13

  Agrawala, S K ^a   Chatterjee, S ^a   Misra, S K ^a  

^a Indian Herbs Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ACARICIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT; CONCANAVALIN A; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMU 21; IMMU 25; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; IMMUPLUS; INACTIVATED VACCINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; OVALBUMIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TETRACYCLINE; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBODY TITER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER THERAPY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCCIDIOSIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA ULCER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENGUE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION CONTROL; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; MUTAGENICITY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; SPLEEN CELL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TONSILLITIS; TOXICITY TESTING; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 1842452884     PISSN: 09723293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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