Phytochemistry and immunopharmacological investigation of Rubia cordifolia Linn. (Rubiaceae)

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 653-662

  Kannan, Marikani ^a   Singh, Ranjit ^b   Narayanan, ^c  

^a VHNSN COLLEGE   (India)

^b SRI PARAMAKALYANI COLLEGE   (India)

^c ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Hemagglutination; Immunity; Immunomodulation; Immunopharmacology; Macrophage; Phytomedicin; Rubia cordifolia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHOSPHAMIDON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; REJUVENATION; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 75449110762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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