The potency of Crocus sativus (Saffron) and its constituent crocin as an immunomodulator in animals

Latin American Journal of Pharmacy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 713-718

  Khajuria, Deepak Kumar ^a   Asad, Mohammed ^a   Asdaq, Syed M B ^a   Kumar, Prasanna ^a  

^a KRUPANIDHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Crocin; Crocus sativus; Humoral immunity; Immunomodulation

Indexed keywords

CROCIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LETHALITY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT; THYMUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 78649358095     PISSN: 03262383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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