Immunomodulatory activities of Centella asiatica and rhinacanthus nasutus extracts

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 396-400

  Punturee, Khanittha ^a   Wild, Christopher ^b   Kasinrerk, Watchara ^c   Vinitketkumnuen, Usanee ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immune response; Centella asiatica; Humoral immune response; Rhinacanthus nasutus

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LYMPHOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTELLA; CYTOKINES; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 32944477238     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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