Immunosuppressive effect of medicinal plants of Kolli hills on mitogen-stimulated proliferation of the human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 180-183

  Arokiyaraj, S ^a   Perinbam, K ^a   Agastian, P ^b   Balaraju, K ^b  

^a SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic; Immune system; Mitogen; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; BENZENE; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA EXTRACT; METHANOL; MITOGENIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO INDICA EXTRACT; SOLVENT; THYMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AEGLE MARMELOS; ALOE VERA; ANIMAL CELL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PLUMBAGO INDICA;

EID: 35548932857     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.36535     Document Type: Article

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