Specific and nonspecific immunostimulation study of Euphorbia hirta on Pseudomonas fluorescens-infected Cyprinus carpio

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 484-491

  Pratheepa, V ^a   Sukumaran, N ^b  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b VELS INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Cyprinus carpio; Euphorbia hirta; immunostimulant; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; LYSOZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARP; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CARPS; EUPHORBIA; FISH DISEASES; HEMOGLOBINS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; EUPHORBIACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 79955066916     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2010.526615     Document Type: Article

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