Immunomodulatory polysaccharide from chlorophytum borivilianum roots

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Thakur, Mayank ^a,b   Connellan, Paul ^a   Deseo, Myrna A ^a   Morris, Carol ^a   Dixit, Vinod K ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; MANNAN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 79952180947     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neq012     Document Type: Article

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