Assessment of immunomodulatory activity of Euphorbia hirta L.

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 621-625

  Vijaya Ramesh, K ^a   Padmavathi, K ^b  

^a Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous)   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Euphobia hirta; mast cells; phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; FLAVANOID; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT;

EID: 79955084012     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.78532     Document Type: Article

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