Immunosuppressive properties of aqueous extract of Plumbago zeylanica in Balb/c mice

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2138-2143

  Poosarla, Aparanji ^a   Athota, Rama Rao ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti OVA antibody response; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Immunosuppression; Plumbago zeylanica

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ADATHODA VASICA EXTRACT; BUTEA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; OVALBUMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADATHODA VASICA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INDIA; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

MURINAE; MUS; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA;

EID: 78650047787     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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