Immunomodulatory potential of Adhatoda vasica

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 553-557

  Thaakur, Santh Rani ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adhatoda vasica; Immunopotentiating; Immunoprophylactic

Indexed keywords

ADHATODA VASICA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL;

ACANTHACEAE; ADHATODA; ADHATODA VASICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INDIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN CELL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACANTHACEAE; JUSTICIA ADHATODA; MUS;

EID: 37849019899     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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