Immunomodulatory activity of methanol extract of flower-heads of Sphaeranthus indicus Linn;Actividad inmunomoduladora del extracto de metanol de la cabeza floral de Sphaeranthus indicus Linn

Ars Pharmaceutica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-291

  Bafna, A R ^a   Mishra, S H ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Haemagglutination; Immunomodulatory activity; Myelosuppression; Sphaeranthus indicus

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS;

EID: 24644499946     PISSN: 00042927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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