Pharmacological and immunomodulatory effects of Aerva lanata in daltons lymphoma ascites-bearing mice

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 640-646

  Nevin, K G ^a   Vijayammal, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Aerva lanata; Alkaloids; DLA cells; Lymphocyte; Tumor cells

Indexed keywords

AERVA LANATA EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN; LIPID; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AERVA LANATA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DALTONS LYMPHOMA ASCITES; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER PROTECTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AERVA LANATA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 30344436641     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200500303858     Document Type: Article

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