In vitro immunomodulatory activity of various extracts of maltese plants from the Asteraceae family

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 457-461

  Attard, E ^a   Cuschieri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Cell proliferation; Cytotoxicity; Lymphocyte activation; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

ASTER SQUAMATUS EXTRACT; CALENDULA ARVENSIS EXTRACT; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CARLINA INVOLUCRATA EXTRACT; DITTRICHIA VISCOSA EXTRACT; GALACTITES TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; GLEBIONIS CORONARIA EXTRACT; INULA CRITHMOIDES EXTRACT; LEONTODON TUBEROSUS EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT EXTRACT; REICHARDIA PICROIDES EXTRACT; SONCHUS OLERACEUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CALENDULA; CALENDULA ARVENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; MALTA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ARTEMIA; ASTERACEAE; CALENDULA ARVENSIS;

EID: 73449135098     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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