Immunostimulatory effect of methanol extract of Curculigo orchioides on immunosuppressed mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Bafna, A R ^a   Mishra, S H ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immunity; Curculigo orchioides; Humoral immunity; Myelosuppression

Indexed keywords

CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HUMORAL ANTIBODY; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHIZOME;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; CURCULIGO; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHIZOME;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; ANIMALIA; CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES;

EID: 32544432854     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.048     Document Type: Article

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