Immunomodulatory effects of aqueous extract of Tridax procumbens in experimental animals

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-119

  Tiwari, Umesh ^a   Rastogi, Bhawna ^a   Singh, Paramjit ^a   Saraf, Dinesh K ^a   Vyas, Suresh P ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Herbal immunomodulator; Humoral immunity; Immunomodulation; Tridax procumbens

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ALCOHOL; ANTIBODY; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TETANUS TOXOID; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL SECRETION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTECTION; SPLEEN CELL; STIMULATION; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS; VACCINATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ASTERACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 1942487893     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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