Immunostimulant activity of n-butanol fraction of root bark of Oroxylum indicum, vent.

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-99

  Zaveri, Maitreyi ^a   Gohil, Priyanshee ^a   Jain, Sunita ^a  

^a L M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Immunostimulant; n butanol fraction; O. indicum; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CATALASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; OROXYLUM INDICUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OROXYLUM INDICUM; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE;

BIGNONIACEAE; OROXYLUM INDICUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745073065     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: 1547691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15476910600725942     Document Type: Article

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