Stimulation of immune function activity by the alcoholic root extract of Heracleum nepalense D. Don

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 336-340

  Dash, S ^a   Nath, L K ^a   Bhise, S ^b   Kar, P ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^c  

^a HIMALAYAN PHARMACY INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Govt College of Pharmacy   (India)

^c BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Immunostimulation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; HERACLEUM NEPALENSE EXTRACT; LEVAMISOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HERACLEUM; HERACLEUM NEPALENSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT ROOT;

EID: 33749597052     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.27701     Document Type: Article

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