Immunomodulatory activity of Euphorbia neriifolia leaf alcoholic extract on rats

Indian Drugs

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-97

  Bigoniya, P ^a   Rana, A C ^a  

^a Globus College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Antibody titre; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Euphorbia neriifolia; Immunostimulant; Phagocytosis; Septilin; Triterpenoidal saponins

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA EXTRACT; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITING ANTIBODY; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA; EVALUATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 70349168858     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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