Immunomodulating effects of black seed and oxytetracycline in pigeons

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 515-520

  Al Ankari, A S ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Black seed; Immunity; Nigella sativa; Oxytetracycline; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LYSOSOME ENZYME; OXYTETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLUMBIDAE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; LYSOSOMES; NIGELLA SATIVA; OXYTETRACYCLINE; SEEDS;

COLUMBA; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 26444555556     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970500242327     Document Type: Article

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