Evaluation of safety and immunotoxicity of immunol, a polyherbal formulation in rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 262-274

  Sulaiman, S M ^a   Rajashekhar, Geetha ^a   Prakash, P J ^a   Singh, D S ^b   Saleem, C ^b  

^a DR M G R EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Advinus Therapeutics Private Limited Bangalore   (India)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immunity; Dinitrochlorbenzene; Humoral immunity; Immunomodulation; Neurological assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77951935163     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2010.262.274     Document Type: Article

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