Modulation of humoral immunity by Cassia fistula and amoxy-cassia

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-23

  Ali, Nafisa Hassan ^a   Kazmi, Shahana Urooj ^a   Faizi, Shaheen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Cassia fistula; Humoral immunity; Immunomodulator; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXYCASSIA; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITING ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASSIA FISTULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE ASSAY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SENNA; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN CELL; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AMOXICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CASSIA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE TECHNIQUE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 41649120449     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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