Immunomodulatory activity of methanolic leaf extract of Moringa oleifera in animals

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-140

  Sudha, P ^a   Asdaq, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin ^a   Dhamingi, Sunil S ^a   Chandrakala, Gowda Kallenahalli ^b  

^a KRUPANIDHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Humoral immunity; Moringa oleifera

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASIL; BLOOD; CELL ADHESION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MOUSE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PASTEURELLOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SHEEP; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEMAGGLUTINATION; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; METHANOL; MICE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; OCIMUM; PASTEURELLA INFECTIONS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SHEEP; SOLVENTS;

EID: 79952113503     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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