Enhancement of immune responses to neem leaf extract (Azadirachta indica) correlates with antineoplastic activity in BALB/c-mice

In Vivo

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-252

  Beuth, J ^a   Schneider, H ^a   Ko, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimetastatic activity; Azadirachta indica; Immune response; Murine model

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; HERMES ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INOCULATION; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOSARCOMA; MALE; MONOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; SARCOMA; SPLEEN WEIGHT; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; UPREGULATION;

EID: 33645796240     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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