Immunomodulatory effects of Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi) on macrophage activation

Biology and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2 SPECIALISSUE, 2011, Pages 134-140

  More, P ^a   Pai, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

BRM; Guduchi; LPS; Lysozyme; Macrophage activation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860728229     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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